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
The 17th-century period piece follows a playwright in the court of King Charles II, whose rare medical conditions leaves her covered in hair.
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 May 2025
After receiving mixed reviews that largely targeted Rice’s book, Nunn recruited playwright Richard Nelson to rewrite the book prior to its Broadway premiere in 1988.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 May 2025
When visitors arrive, playwright Guirgis really writes up a storm.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Wright is a playwright, screenwriter and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, among other notable works.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 29 May 2025
After receiving mixed reviews that largely targeted Rice’s book, Nunn recruited playwright Richard Nelson to rewrite the book prior to its Broadway premiere in 1988.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 May 2025
When visitors arrive, playwright Guirgis really writes up a storm.
—Rob Hubbard, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
Wright is a playwright, screenwriter and the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Looming Tower, among other notable works.
—Lizz Schumer, People.com, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
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Set to John Kander and Fred Ebb's — the legendary duo behind Chicago and Cabaret — award-winning score and a book by Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, Condon's adaptation draws inspiration from the Broadway musical and the acclaimed 1976 novel of the same name by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig.—
Mekishana Pierre Updated,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Today, their descendants are politely called writers.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2025
Noun
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Don’t underestimate what an intrepid dramatist can do with Shakespeare’s inexhaustible masterpiece.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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White is simply too gifted a dramatist, and too acute an observer of human foibles, for these concerns to feel forced.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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Alien: Covenant followed in 2017, also helmed by Scott, but The Leftovers' Damon Lindelof was swapped out as screenwriter for a team comprised of John Logan (Gladiator) and Michael Green (Logan), among others.—
Ryan Coleman,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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The show was created by Scream screenwriter and Dawson’s Creek creator Kevin Williamson.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2025
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Dillingham died from cancer in 2002, and the author used the trip as an opportunity to investigate her mom's family history, and discussed her memories of being a child of divorce.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Writing at length is to me always an act of learning and changing, in which authors can strive towards something more dimensional than a platitude on a placard.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 June 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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