playwright
noun
a writer of plays; dramatist.
playwrights
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pluralof playwright.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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There’s a comic trope beloved by playwrights, novelists and screenwriters about the fighters all suited up for battle, only to discover that their adversary refuses to play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 30, 2026
Soon after, wannabe authoritarians attack the comedians, essayists, playwrights and poets.
From Salon ● Jul. 6, 2026
ATG Entertainment said renaming the venue the Tom Stoppard Theatre would be a "lasting tribute... to one of the most influential playwrights in British theatre".
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2026
We also spotlight a new generation of playwrights reimagining Americanness with a sense of hope that America’s best years are still ahead of us.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Poets, philosophers and playwrights gushed and paid homage to him, including T. S. Eliot, James Joyce and Oscar Wilde, whose sinister Dorian Gray was an early Wagnerite.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
