as in writer
a person who writes plays
The actor perfectly captured the unique cadences employed by the playwright.
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Recent Examples of playwright
The brilliant playwright Jeremy O. Harris, something of a dandy himself, wrote an essay for Vogue about his upbringing and what dressing up means to him.
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Anna Wintour, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
It is led by actor and director Tom Haine and offers insights into the genius of the legendary English playwright of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
—Jeanne Rawdin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
In his astonishingly varied career, Feiffer, who died in January at the age of 95, made his mark as a screenwriter, a playwright, an author, an illustrator, and more, but his work as a comix artist was at the core.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
The acclaimed playwright died Monday following a battle with pneumonia, Finn's literary agent, Ron Gwiazda, confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Anna Wintour, Vogue, 16 Apr. 2025
It is led by actor and director Tom Haine and offers insights into the genius of the legendary English playwright of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
—Jeanne Rawdin, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Apr. 2025
In his astonishingly varied career, Feiffer, who died in January at the age of 95, made his mark as a screenwriter, a playwright, an author, an illustrator, and more, but his work as a comix artist was at the core.
—Art Spiegelman, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2025
The acclaimed playwright died Monday following a battle with pneumonia, Finn's literary agent, Ron Gwiazda, confirmed to USA TODAY on Tuesday.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for playwright
Noun
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Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Apr. 2025
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Jen McCaffrey is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Boston Red Sox.—
Jen McCaffrey,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Don’t underestimate what an intrepid dramatist can do with Shakespeare’s inexhaustible masterpiece.—
Christopher Knight,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2025
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White is simply too gifted a dramatist, and too acute an observer of human foibles, for these concerns to feel forced.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Feb. 2025
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But Wright and screenwriter Deborah Moggach rediscovered a youthful vitality that had always been present in the original book, bringing it out in unexpected fashion.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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The irony is that the film’s screenwriter, Sam Stefanak, came from the world of comedy.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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Isn't that what in-flight announcements are for? Christopher Elliott is an author, consumer advocate, and journalist.—
Christopher Elliott,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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That wasn’t entirely fair to the author herself, whose headstrong, unglamorous heroines and cutting observations about class and status had kept her work fresh for centuries.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Playwright.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/playwright. Accessed 27 Apr. 2025.
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