playwright

B2 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈpleɪˌɹaɪt/ See IPA manual

Freq #21950

Meanings

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noun
A person who writes plays for the theatre.

Shakespeare is the most famous playwright in English.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who writes plays... dramatist

Word family

Forms playwrights

Etymology

From play + wright (“builder, craftsman”).

Topics

People & Society Theater & Performance

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