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playwright
[ pley-rahyt ]
/ ˈpleɪˌraɪt /
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noun
a writer of plays; dramatist.
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British Dictionary definitions for playwright
playwright
/ (ˈpleɪˌraɪt) /
noun
a person who writes plays
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