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Definition of "playwright" []

  • One who writes plays; a dramatist. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "playwright" in a sentence
  • "The playwright is clearly striving for Dennis Potter style moments of rapture; sadly he achieves only a bizarre and unintentional effect of Pinteresque non sequitur."
  • "This Irish-born actor, director, and playwright is best known for his adaptations of Shakespearian plays."
  • "This Scottish writer and playwright is probably best known by children around the world as the creator of Peter Pan and Neverland."