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

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

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

From Barron's • Jan. 29, 2026

On the positive side, Pinter said, California would be relatively well-positioned to set up its own state flood insurance program, if necessary.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2025

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 • Mar. 30, 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