playwright

B2 Topic:People & Society
US /ˈpleɪˌɹaɪt/
noun Freq #21950

Meanings

  1. 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

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

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