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
In Shakespeare’s time, the Children of the Chapel, a company made up entirely of boys, competed fiercely with the playwright’s company, the King’s Men, and often outdrew them.
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
In Kleinschmidt’s lightly disguised description published in the journal American Imago, Roth is depicted as a southern playwright suffering from dreadful guilt over leaving his wife—this, of course, a strikingly different version than Roth’s own obsessively repetitive account.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Pray Speak What Has Happened, the track complements a powerhouse lineup with renowned playwright Koki Mitani as screenwriter and Japanese superstar Masaki Suda in the lead role.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
The French playwright and director Caroline Guiela Nguyen grew up hearing accents from all around the world.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
In Kleinschmidt’s lightly disguised description published in the journal American Imago, Roth is depicted as a southern playwright suffering from dreadful guilt over leaving his wife—this, of course, a strikingly different version than Roth’s own obsessively repetitive account.
—Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2025
Pray Speak What Has Happened, the track complements a powerhouse lineup with renowned playwright Koki Mitani as screenwriter and Japanese superstar Masaki Suda in the lead role.
—Billboard Japan, Billboard, 17 Oct. 2025
The French playwright and director Caroline Guiela Nguyen grew up hearing accents from all around the world.
—Laura Cappelle, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
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Hutchins died at age 42 in October 2021 after a gun Baldwin was holding during Rust rehearsals discharged, striking her and the film’s writer-director, Joel Souza.—
Jack Smart,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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Every personal finance article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of financial products.—
Lori Zaino,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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Famously, the British press conspired to draw the dramatist’s name through the mud, besmirching his literary legacy for generations to follow.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
20 Oct. 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
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And while there’s stuff to celebrate here, like the return of original final girl Sidney Prescott (Neve Campbell), original screenwriter Kevin Williamson behind the camera, and some small town chills, much of this first look feels a bit been-there, done-that.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
30 Oct. 2025
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Colman’s The Favourite screenwriter Tony McNamara penned the script for the reimagining of the 1989 film The War of the Roses based on the novel by Warren Adler.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
29 Oct. 2025
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Diane Brady is an award-winning business journalist and author who has interviewed newsmakers worldwide and often speaks about the global business landscape.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
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Hobson is the author of the novel The Removed as well as other books.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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