playwright

noun

play·​wright ˈplā-ˌrīt 

: a person who writes plays

Examples of playwright in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Wilde was outraged by the Lord Chamberlain’s denial of his and other English playwrights’ right to free creative expression. —E.r. Zarevich, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 Mar. 2025

In addition to Othello, several other shows were in previews: Purpose, the new play from Appropriate playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins, directed by Phylicia Rashad, began previews at the Helen Hayes, taking $300,892 for seven performances, filling 94% of seats. —Greg Evans, Deadline, 4 Mar. 2025

There are references to a 16th-century Venetian playwright, an old American folk song, and Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales. —Simon Vozick-Levinson, Rolling Stone, 4 Mar. 2025

Almost fifty years apart, the playwrights look out at the West and assess the toll of life in a predatory America. —Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 28 Feb. 2025

Word History

Etymology

play entry 2 + obsolete wright maker — more at wright

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for playwright

• affright
• airtight
• albite
• alight
• alright
• aplite
• aright
• bainite
• birthright
• bobwhite
• bornite
• bullfight

Kids Definition

playwright

noun

play·​wright ˈplā-ˌrīt 

: a person who writes plays