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

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He had previously worked with the filmmaker on 2023’s “Saltburn,” for which he auditioned using a Harold Pinter monologue.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 20, 2026

About the author: Andres Pinter is senior managing director of turnaround and restructuring at Ankura, a management consulting firm.

From Barron's ● Feb. 24, 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

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

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