Meaning & use
playwright
A person who writes plays for theatrical performance.
See it in a sentence
The playwright spent three years revising the script before its premiere.
Shakespeare remains the most widely studied playwright in the English language.
A note on using this word
Despite the spelling, playwright ends in -wright (meaning 'a maker'), not -write, following the pattern of shipwright.
Words with a similar meaning
dramatist
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