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play·wright  (plrt)
n.
One who writes plays; a dramatist.
playwright [ˈpleɪˌraɪt]
n
(Performing Arts / Theatre) a person who writes plays
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.playwrightplaywright - someone who writes plays            
dramatist
author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
playwright
noun dramatist, scriptwriter, tragedian, dramaturge, dramaturgist the German playwright Bertolt Brecht
Translations
playwright [ˈpleɪraɪt] N → dramaturgo/a m/f
playwright [ˈpleɪraɪt] n → dramaturge m/f
playwright
n → Dramatiker(in) m(f); (contemporary also) → Stückeschreiber(in) m(f)
playwright [ˈpleɪˌraɪt] n → commediografo/a, drammaturgo/a
playwright [ˈpleɪˌraɪt] n → commediografo/a, drammaturgo/a
playwright → كاتب مسرحي dramatik skuespilforfatter Bühnenautor θεατρικός συγγραφέας dramaturgo näytelmäkirjailija dramaturge dramski pisac drammaturgo 脚本家 극작가 toneelschrijver dramatiker dramatopisarz dramaturgo драматург skådelspelsförfattare ผู้เขียนบทละคร oyun yazarı nhà viết kịch 剧作家


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I have no doubt that it was largely nervousness that kept the mysterious playwright so long fumbling behind the scenes, for it was obvious that it would be no ordinary sort of play, no every-day domestic drama, that would satisfy this young lady, to whom life had given, by way of prologue, the inestimable blessing of wealth, and the privilege, as a matter of course, of choosing as she would among the grooms (that is, the bride-grooms) of the romantic British aristocracy.
The Quest of the Golden Girl by le Gallienne, Richard View in context
The wild Irish playwright had terrible spells of depression.
The Valley of the Moon by London, Jack View in context
He became one of the leading members, later one of the chief shareholders, of the company, and evidently enjoyed a substantial reputation as a playwright and a good, though not a great, actor.
A History of English Literature by Fletcher, Robert Huntington View in context
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