Pinter

American  

[pin-ter] / ˈpɪn tər /

noun

1. Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.

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Pinter British  

/ ˈpɪntə /

noun

1. Harold. 1930–2008, English dramatist. His plays, such as The Caretaker (1959), The Homecoming (1964), No Man's Land (1974), Moonlight (1993), and Celebration (2000), are noted for their equivocal and halting dialogue: Nobel prize for literature 2005

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Other Word Forms

• Pinteresque adjective

Example Sentences

They will portray the star-crossed lovers on stage at the Harold Pinter Theatre in London from March 2026, as first reported by US outlet Deadline.

From BBC

Pinter said that could mean drastic changes, possibly dismantling a half-century of U.S. policy on dealing with natural disasters.

From Los Angeles Times

McKean has regularly graced the stage in recent decades, appearing in works by everyone from John Waters to Harold Pinter to William Shakespeare.

From Los Angeles Times

Andres Pinter, chief executive of Bullet EV Charging Solutions, a supplier to the charging network said that his team "woke up to a sharp kick in the pants this morning," Reuters reported.

From BBC

Pressman answered in the affirmative, but before she did there was a pause as lengthy as any in a Harold Pinter play.

From Los Angeles Times