playwright

noun

play·​wright ˈplā-ˌrīt How to pronounce playwright (audio)
: a person who writes plays

Examples of playwright in a Sentence

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However, the pivotal moment that inspired her transition from lawyer to playwright was the #MeToo movement. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 22 July 2025 And, as a Connecticut resident, Rodgers was in good company: The playwright Noël Coward owned a stately residence nearby, which hit the market for $10.3 million earlier this year and where Rodgers was known to pop by from time to time. Tori Latham, Robb Report, 21 July 2025 Richard Greenberg, the Tony award-winning playwright of Take Me Out, has died. Mckinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 5 July 2025 While the playwrights split up the narrative duties in order to suggest the ways that the players' memories drifted, nobody gets off scot free. Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for playwright

Word History

Etymology

play entry 2 + obsolete wright maker — more at wright

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of playwright was in 1605

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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/playwright. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

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playwright

noun
play·​wright ˈplā-ˌrīt How to pronounce playwright (audio)
: a person who writes plays
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