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Webster 1913 Edition

Playwright

Play′wrightˊ

(plā′rītˊ)

,

Noun.

A maker or adapter of plays.

Webster 1828 Edition

Playwright

PLA'YWRIGHT

,

Noun.

A maker of plays.

Definition 2024

playwright

playwright

English

Noun

playwright ‎(plural playwrights)

A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

Synonyms

dramatist

Translations

writer of plays for the theatre

Catalan: dramaturg m, dramaturga f
Chinese:
Mandarin: 劇作家 (zh), 剧作家 (zh) ‎(jùzuòjiā), 編劇 (zh), 编剧 (zh) ‎(biānjù)
Czech: dramatik (cs) m
Dutch: toneelschrijver m
Finnish: näytelmäkirjailija, dramaturgi
French: dramaturge (fr) m, f, auteur dramatique m
German: Bühnenautor m, Bühnenautorin f, Dramatiker (de) m, Dramatikerin (de) f
Greek: θεατρικός συγγραφέας m, f ‎(theatrikós syngraféas), δραματουργός (el) m, f ‎(dramatourgós)
Hungarian: drámaíró (hu)
Icelandic: leikritaskáld n
Italian: drammaturgo (it) m, drammaturga f, commediografo m, commediografa f

Japanese: 脚本家 (ja) ‎(きゃくほんか, kyakuhonka)
Lithuanian: dramaturgas m
Maltese: drammaturgu m, drammaturga f, kittieb m, kittieba f
Manx: dramadeyr m
Norwegian:
Bokmål: dramatiker m
Portuguese: dramaturgo (pt) m
Romanian: dramaturg (ro)
Russian: драмату́рг (ru) m ‎(dramatúrg)
Spanish: dramaturgo (es) m, dramaturga (es) f
Swedish: dramatiker (sv) c
Tagalog: dalubdula, mandudula
Volapük: (♂♀) dramatavan (vo), (♂) hidramatavan, (♀) jidramatavan
Yiddish: דראַמאַטורג m ‎(dramaturg)