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Definition of playwright noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

playwright

noun
 
/ˈpleɪraɪt/
 
/ˈpleɪraɪt/
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  1. a person who writes plays for the theatre, television or radio
    • Which playwright wrote ‘Doctor Faustus’?
    synonym dramatist compare screenwriter, scriptwriter
    Extra Examples
    • one of the country's leading playwrights
    • The famous playwright died in 1616 at the age of 52.
    Topics Literature and writingc1, Film and theatrec1
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