playwright
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playwright
- /ˈpleɪˌɹaɪt/
Rhymes with -eɪɹaɪt
Where it comes from
From play + wright (“builder, craftsman”).
noun playwrights
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A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
Similar: dramatist, stagewright
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: dramatist, drama, theater, tragedy, screenwriter, scriptwriter, writer, author, originator, proposer, perpetrator, dramaturge, dramatizer, librettist, scenarist, scripter
Translations
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noun writer of plays for the theatre
| Español | dramaturgo, dramaturga, autor teatral |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 극작가 geukjakga |
| 日本語 | 脚本家 kyakuhonka, 劇作家 gekisakka |
| 中文 | 劇作家 /剧作家 jùzuòjiā, 編劇 /编剧 biānjù |
| Português | dramaturgo, dramaturga |
| Français | dramaturge, auteur dramatique |
| Deutsch | Bühnenautor, Bühnenautorin, Dramatiker, Dramatikerin, Schauspieldichter, Stückeschreiber |
| Italiano | drammaturgo, drammaturga, commediografo, commediografa |
| Ελληνικά | θεατρικός συγγραφέας theatrikós syngraféas, δραματουργός dramatourgós |
| Română | dramaturg, dramaturgă |
| Русский | драмату́рг dramatúrg |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà soạn kịch |
| العربية | كَاتِب مَسْرَحِيّ kātib masraḥiyy |
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title = {playwright},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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