Definitions for playwrightˈpleɪˌraɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
play•wrightˈpleɪˌraɪt(n.)
a writer of plays; dramatist.
Category: Literature, Showbiz
Origin of playwright:
1680–90
Princeton's WordNet
dramatist, playwright(noun)
someone who writes plays
Wiktionary
playwright(Noun)
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
Webster Dictionary
Playwright(noun)
a maker or adapter of plays
Freebase
Playwright
A playwright, also called a dramatist, is a person who writes plays.
Translations for playwright
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- dramaturgAfrikaans
- كاتِب مَسْرَحيArabic
- драматургBulgarian
- dramaturgoPortuguese (BR)
- dramatikCzech
- der/die Bühnenschriftsteller(in)German
- skuespilforfatterDanish
- θεατρικός συγγραφέαςGreek
- dramaturgoSpanish
- näitekirjanikEstonian
- نمایشنامه نویسFarsi
- näytelmäkirjailijaFinnish
- dramaturgeFrench
- מַחֲזַאיHebrew
- नाटककारHindi
- dramatičar, dramski pisacCroatian
- drámaíróHungarian
- penulis dramaIndonesian
- leikritaskáldIcelandic
- drammaturgo; commediografoItalian
- 劇作家Japanese
- 극작가Korean
- dramaturgasLithuanian
- dramaturgsLatvian
- penulis dramaMalay
- toneelschrijverDutch
- dramatiker, skuespillforfatterNorwegian
- dramaturgPolish
- نمایشنامه نویسPersian
- ننداره ليكونكىPashto
- dramaturgoPortuguese
- dramaturgRomanian
- драматургRussian
- dramatikSlovak
- dramatikSlovenian
- dramski pisacSerbian
- dramatikerSwedish
- ผู้เขียนบทThai
- oyun yazarıTurkish
- 劇作家Chinese (Trad.)
- драматургUkrainian
- ڈرامہ نگارUrdu
- nhà soạn kịchVietnamese
- 剧作家Chinese (Simp.)
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