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plural of playwright
Synonyms & Antonyms of playwrights
a person who writes plays
- The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for playwrights
- authors,
- litterateurs
- (or littérateurs),
- penmen,
- pens,
- scribes,
- scriveners,
- writers
- auteurs,
- belletrists
- (also belle-lettrists),
- stylists,
- wordsmiths
- coauthors
- (or co-authors),
- coscenarists
- (or co-scenarists),
- cowriters
- (or co-writers)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for playwrights
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“Playwrights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwrights. Accessed 7 Oct. 2022.
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