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

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Pinter

In the past the village only would have only brief summer interruptions to the water supply to "one or two higher-lying streets", according to mayor Lajos Pinter.

From Barron's ● Jun. 30, 2026

Stefan Pinter, the union head at OKD's CSM mine, blamed "a decline in the use of fossil fuels and coal prices which make mining unprofitable".

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 California could establish its own flood insurance program if it’s forced to — like the state plan that now provides basic fire coverage for homes in areas with high wildfire risks.

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