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Synonyms & Antonyms of playwright
a person who writes plays
- The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for playwright
- author,
- litterateur
- (or littérateur),
- pen,
- penman,
- scribe,
- scrivener,
- writer
- auteur,
- belletrist
- (also belle-lettrist),
- stylist,
- wordsmith
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for playwright
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 25 Jan. 2022.
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The first known use of playwright was in 1605
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