playwright

[ pley-rahyt ]

noun

1. a writer of plays; dramatist.

playwright

/ ˈpleɪˌraɪt /

noun

1. a person who writes plays

Word History and Origins

Origin of playwright¹

First recorded in 1680–90; play + wright

Example Sentences

New performers are B Alexander and playwright Joshua Gerschick, who also served as dramaturg.

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The job of the director, in this view, is to fulfill the playwright’s vision.

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He led chants and cracked jokes and introduced a parade of speakers — among them Councilmember Monica Rodriguez, actor Edward James Olmos and East LA Community Corporation president Monica Mejia — who thanked him for helping spearhead the mural, along with playwright Josefina Lopez and artist Robert Vargas.

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But a playwright must figure out what story he’d like to pull out of the mass of real-life material.

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I told her to call playwright and drag artist Charles Busch and ask him to do an overhaul.

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