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playwright
[ pley-rahyt ]
playwright
/ ˈpleɪˌraɪt /
noun
- a person who writes plays
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Word History and Origins
Origin of playwright1
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Example Sentences
Larry Kramer, the renowned activist and playwright, was invited to talk after a last minute cancelation.
But there was also curly-haired Queen guitarist Brian May and playwright Tom Stoppard.
I walked up to Muehl along with another Brit, the playwright, Heathcote Williams.
Playwright Terence McNally updated his 1982 play with freshly satiric references.
Molière, the playwright, is said to have been buried on site.
The Shrewsbury playwright was Thomas Ashton the first master of the grammar school.
He refused to call on Wycherly "the gentleman," as Wycherly insisted, but was glad to meet Wycherly the playwright.
Though best known as a playwright she has written interesting verse.
I have often told Lyle that if he had not been a detective he would have made a great success as a poet, or a playwright.
There is a value in novelty, provided it is rightly used, which is an important aid to the playwright or scenic artist.
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