playwright B2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈpleɪˌɹaɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #21950 Meanings 1 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 AI details From play + wright (“builder, craftsman”). Topics People & Society External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # playwright **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈpleɪˌɹaɪt/ **Frequency rank:** 21950 ## Meanings 1. A person who writes plays for the theatre. ## Examples - Shakespeare is the most famous playwright in English. ## Etymology From play + wright (“builder, craftsman”). ## AI Etymology Playwright comes from play + wright (“builder, craftsman”). In present-day English it covers a person who writes plays for the theatre. ## Topics - People & Society markdown