Pinter

American

[pin-ter] / ˈpɪn tər /

noun

Harold, 1930–2008, English playwright.

Pinter British

/ ˈpɪntə /

noun

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

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They all may as well have sprung from the combined neo-gothic conjurings of Edward Gorey and Harold Pinter.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 6, 2026

"It is definitely a blow, but we have many senior staff who are about to retire," said Pinter.

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

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 • Nov. 18, 2025

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 • Sep. 27, 2025

I do hope Harold Pinter knows about all this, by the way; who would have thought the pause had such a long and significant history?

From "Eats, Shoots & Leaves" by Author

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