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[ pley-rahyt ] / ˈpleɪˌraɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR playwright ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna writer of plays; dramatist. Origin of playwrightFirst recorded in 1680–90; play + wright Words nearby playwrightplay upon, play up to, playwear, play with, play with fire, playwright, playwriting, plaza, plaza de toros, Plaza Lasso, PLC Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for playwrightLarry Kramer, the renowned activist and playwright, was invited to talk after a last minute cancelation. The LGBT Center That Changed Our Lives|Justin Jones|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST But there was also curly-haired Queen guitarist Brian May and playwright Tom Stoppard. Churchill’s Secret Treasures for Sale: A British PM’s Life on the Auction Block|Tom Teodorczuk|December 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST I walked up to Muehl along with another Brit, the playwright, Heathcote Williams. The Life and Art of Radical Provocateur—and Commune Leader—Otto Muehl|Anthony Haden-Guest|September 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST Playwright Terence McNally updated his 1982 play with freshly satiric references. Fall Broadway Preview: 'This Is Our Youth,' Bradley Cooper as ‘The Elephant Man,' and More|Janice Kaplan|September 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Molière, the playwright, is said to have been buried on site. Paris’s Secret Fashion Week Haunts|Liza Foreman|July 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST The playwright gave Mainhall a curious look out of his deep-set faded eyes and made a wry face. Alexander's Bridge and The Barrel Organ|Willa Cather and Alfred Noyes "Miss Carroll spoils it right in the middle of it," said the playwright wrathfully. And still the question remains: how much of this success is due to the playwright's skill or to the skill of the actors? Plays, Acting and Music|Arthur Symons The playwright noticed this, but was too much interested in himself and the hope of securing a capitalist to care. Winnie Childs|C. N. Williamson The unfortunate result of the system is that the playwright is sacrificed to the stars—most of whom are ineffectual. Our Stage and Its Critics|"E.F.S." of "The Westminster Gazette"
British Dictionary definitions for playwright
nouna person who writes plays Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to playwrightauthor, writer, dramatist, scenarist, librettist, tragedian, dramaturge, scripter |