as in writer
a person who writes plays
The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
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Recent Examples of playwright
Tyler was a multifaceted artist, working as an actor, director, playwright, producer and artistic director.
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Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
The multi-hyphenate — actor, writer, filmmaker, playwright – also has an exceptional documentary on the festival circuit, Memories of Love Returned.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 July 2025
Her father, Ed, is a White jazz musician and filmmaker, her mother, Robbie McCauley, is a Black actress and playwright.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
However, the pivotal moment that inspired her transition from lawyer to playwright was the #MeToo movement.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Meredith G. White, AZCentral.com, 24 July 2025
The multi-hyphenate — actor, writer, filmmaker, playwright – also has an exceptional documentary on the festival circuit, Memories of Love Returned.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 22 July 2025
Her father, Ed, is a White jazz musician and filmmaker, her mother, Robbie McCauley, is a Black actress and playwright.
—Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2025
However, the pivotal moment that inspired her transition from lawyer to playwright was the #MeToo movement.
—Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
Noun
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Our theme this year was the enemy within for the writers’ room.—
Giana Levy,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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When work evokes an involuntary emotional response, that is this writer's threshold for the definition of Art.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
16 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Conrad Earp, Asteroid City Of the three dramatists on this list, Earp is obviously the most developed.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2025
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Don’t underestimate what an intrepid dramatist can do with Shakespeare’s inexhaustible masterpiece.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Arizona screenwriter who sold a script to a Hollywood studio probably never expected that California could tax him.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Paramount brought on three waves of screenwriters for the movie, according to court documents.—
Winston Cho,
HollywoodReporter,
31 July 2025
Noun
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This all while both Effy and Preston are trying to prove the truth about a famed author’s work amid an ongoing war between their two home countries.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
16 Aug. 2025
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Why should authors and writers like me be expected to work for free?—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
16 Aug. 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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