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
Credibility gets strained pretty quickly as the playwrights contrive to get the characters to face each other in person.
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
The pair met in New York City in the early aughts, and have worked together several times over the years in Schmidt's capacity as a playwright and direcor.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, New York author Alejandro Heredia and Cuban American writer Alisha Fernandez Miranda will join in on the discussion.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The show is set to mark the launch of a new indie production company, There & Then, from Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour and director Omar Elerian.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
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Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
The pair met in New York City in the early aughts, and have worked together several times over the years in Schmidt's capacity as a playwright and direcor.
—Stephanie Sengwe, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Quiara Alegría Hudes, New York author Alejandro Heredia and Cuban American writer Alisha Fernandez Miranda will join in on the discussion.
—Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The show is set to mark the launch of a new indie production company, There & Then, from Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour and director Omar Elerian.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 17 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
Noun
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As a Jewish food writer and anthropologist of sorts, Joan Nathan had always been interested in her own family’s history.—
Jackie Hajdenberg,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Apr. 2026
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Every baseball fan who reads your venerable newspaper knows this great Hall of Fame baseball writer would never have deigned to explain the Mets’ disastrous spring with the aid of these equations.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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The dramatist’s mode is broader and brasher, calculated for the sweep of the stage rather than the close-up, with splashes of color and humor that can verge on camp.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
31 Mar. 2026
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The dramatist’s encounter with the audience, whether disappointing or exhilarating, is a unique, indelible experience.—
John Lahr,
New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2026
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Per Le Monde, Farès was gearing up to shoot her first feature film as a screenwriter and director this September.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
18 Apr. 2026
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Charli xcx’s latest project is a surprisingly intimate character drama, made in close collaboration with a boundary-pushing filmmaker and screenwriter.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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It’s understood that there’s nothing more difficult than being a successful editor, therapist, or author, even with a stash of pill bottles in a wicker basket beside an opulent floral arrangement.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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The authors who would defeat critics like Southey—who would at last elevate American literature on the international stage—came a few years later.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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