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
Lyricist and playwright Howard Ashman is often credited for helping to spark the Disney animation Renaissance of the early-1990s.
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Among several individual authors represented by the guild in the suit is Jewish author and independent scholar William Goldstein, founding editor of the New York Times’ Books website, whose NEH grant was meant to fund a biography of Jewish LGBTQ playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
The film is about a New York playwright summoned to Ireland to bury his father.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
The half-hour drama series is based on a hit play written by Kat Sandler, a Canadian playwright.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Mar. 2026
Among several individual authors represented by the guild in the suit is Jewish author and independent scholar William Goldstein, founding editor of the New York Times’ Books website, whose NEH grant was meant to fund a biography of Jewish LGBTQ playwright and AIDS activist Larry Kramer.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
The film is about a New York playwright summoned to Ireland to bury his father.
—Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026
The half-hour drama series is based on a hit play written by Kat Sandler, a Canadian playwright.
—Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
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Lorne Michaels is executive producing the show, and Variety reported that Michaels and SNL alum Seth Meyers have recently been in London observing table reads as the cast and writers prepare for the premiere.—
Hanna Wickes,
Charlotte Observer,
18 Mar. 2026
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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.—
Ryley Amond,Jason Stauffer,
CNBC,
17 Mar. 2026
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Hammerstein is much more of a musical dramatist, and Hart is much more of a lyrical craftsman or a lyrical comedian.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
14 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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Kate Shenton — Award‑winning screenwriter and games writer, nominated as Screen International’s Rising Horror Star, with credits including Egomaniac and Netflix & Kill, and currently doing AAA work on the next instalment of the Dead Island saga.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
18 Mar. 2026
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However the Pixar veteran will remain involved as a screenwriter and producer.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
18 Mar. 2026
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Actor Issa Rae, musician Bela Fleck and author Louise Penny were among the numerous artists who withdrew from appearances, while consultants such as musician Ben Folds and singer Renée Fleming resigned.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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Easier, maybe, to imagine Blume rejecting the general proposition of an author biography, which seeks to root a subject’s work in their specific experiences, dislodging them from a supposedly neutral or unmarked position.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 23 Mar. 2026.
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