B2nounarts
US/ˈpleɪ.raɪt/
UK/ˈpleɪ.raɪt/
a person who writes plays for the theater
In context
Shakespeare is still the most widely performed playwright in the world.
The young playwright based her first drama on her grandmother's life in Hue.
Lưu Quang Vũ was one of Vietnam's best-loved playwrights of the 1980s.
Words that go with playwright
adjective + noun
- award-winning playwrightThe award-winning playwright is now writing a series for Netflix.
- young playwrightThe festival gives young playwrights a chance to see their work on stage.
- acclaimed playwrightAn acclaimed playwright will lead the writing workshop next month.
- famous playwrightThe small theater is named after a famous playwright from the city.
- leading playwrightCritics call her the leading playwright of her generation.
- British playwrightThe British playwright Harold Pinter won the Nobel Prize in 2005.
Common mistakes
Incorrect:
He is a famous playwriter.Correct: He is a famous playwright.