Definition for Playwright:

• A maker or adapter of plays.

Synonyms for Playwright:

• n.

  •
  • compiler,
  • commentator,
  • amanuensis,
  • critic,
  • copy editor,
  • diarist,
  • screenwriter,
  • tragedian,
  • censor.
  •author (noun)
  • scripters,
  • re-porters,
  • work for hires,
  • re-porter,
  • work for hire,
  • ink slingers,
  • re porter,
  • re porters,
  • work-for-hires,
  • word slingers,
  • prose writers.
  •humorist (noun)
  • wag,
  • clown,
  • columnist,
  • joker,
  • Banterer,
  • prankster,
  • copywriter,
  • actor,
  • buffoon,
  • card,
  • comic,
  • belletrist,
  • word smith,
  • wit,
  • funnyman,
  • cutup,
  • humorist,
  • punster,
  • comedian,
  • dramatist,
  • scriptwriter,
  • gagman,
  • jester.
  •person who writes for the theater (noun)
  • librettist,
  • Dramaturgist,
  • dramaturge,
  • scenarist.

• Other synonyms:

  •n.
  • author,
  • biographer,
  • essayist,
  • ghostwriter,
  • journalist,
  • poet,
  • scribbler,
  • scribe,
  • theater,
  • theatre,
  • wordsmith,
  • writer,
  • biographers,
  • journalists,
  • essayists,
  • ghostwriters,
  • scribblers,
  • prose writer,
  • scripter,
  • wordsmiths,
  • ink slinger,
  • word slinger,
  • work-for-hire.

Paraphrases for Playwright:

• Equivalence

  • Noun, singular or mass
    dramatist.

• Forward Entailment

  • Noun, singular or mass
    writer.

• Independent

  • Noun, singular or mass
    originator, perpetrator.

• Other Related

  • Noun, singular or mass
    screenwriter, author, drama, Dramas, scriptwriter, theater.

Playwright Sentence Examples:

• The term is intended to convey the idea of a playwright who is interesting and effective, one who is, in short, master of his trade.

• The author was George Wilkins, a playwright of some ability.

Homophones for Playwright:

• Pilar Cyst, plowwright.