Meanings
nounplaywright (plural playwrights)
plural playwrights
- A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
Synonyms: dramatist, stagewright
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA writer and creator of theatrical plays.
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Origin
From play + wright (“builder, craftsman”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek δραματουργός
- δραματουργός (dramatourgós)writer of plays for the theatre
Arabic كَاتِب مَسْرَحِيّ
- كَاتِب مَسْرَحِيّ (kātib masraḥiyy)writer of plays for the theatre
Bulgarian драмату́рг
- драмату́рг (dramatúrg)writer of plays for the theatre
Catalan dramaturg, dramaturga
- dramaturgwriter of plays for the theatre
- dramaturgawriter of plays for the theatre
Chinese Mandarin 劇作家 /剧作家, 編劇 /编剧
- 劇作家 /剧作家 (jùzuòjiā)writer of plays for the theatre
- 編劇 /编剧 (biānjù)writer of plays for the theatre
Czech dramatik
- dramatikwriter of plays for the theatre
Danish dramatiker
- dramatikerwriter of plays for the theatre
Dutch toneelschrijver
- toneelschrijverwriter of plays for the theatre
Estonian näitekirjanik, dramaturg
- näitekirjanikwriter of plays for the theatre
- dramaturgwriter of plays for the theatre
Finnish näytelmäkirjailija, dramaturgi
- näytelmäkirjailijawriter of plays for the theatre
- dramaturgiwriter of plays for the theatre
French dramaturge, auteur dramatique
- dramaturgewriter of plays for the theatre
- auteur dramatiquewriter of plays for the theatre
German Bühnenautor, Bühnenautorin
- Bühnenautorwriter of plays for the theatre
- Bühnenautorinwriter of plays for the theatre
- Dramatikerwriter of plays for the theatre
- Dramatikerinwriter of plays for the theatre
- Schauspieldichterwriter of plays for the theatre
- Stückeschreiberwriter of plays for the theatre
Greek θεατρικός συγγραφέας, δραματουργός
- θεατρικός συγγραφέας (theatrikós syngraféas)writer of plays for the theatre
- δραματουργός (dramatourgós)writer of plays for the theatre
Hungarian drámaíró
- drámaírówriter of plays for the theatre
Icelandic leikritaskáld
- leikritaskáldwriter of plays for the theatre
Irish drámadóir
- drámadóirwriter of plays for the theatre
Italian drammaturgo, drammaturga
- drammaturgowriter of plays for the theatre
- drammaturgawriter of plays for the theatre
- commediografowriter of plays for the theatre
- commediografawriter of plays for the theatre
Japanese 脚本家, 劇作家
- 脚本家 (kyakuhonka)writer of plays for the theatre
- 劇作家 (gekisakka)writer of plays for the theatre
Korean 극작가
- 극작가 (geukjakga)writer of plays for the theatre
Latin dramaturgus
- dramaturguswriter of plays for the theatre
Latvian dramaturgs
- dramaturgswriter of plays for the theatre
Lithuanian dramaturgas
- dramaturgaswriter of plays for the theatre
Norwegian Bokmål dramatiker
- dramatikerwriter of plays for the theatre
Polish dramaturg, dramaturżka
- dramaturgwriter of plays for the theatre
- dramaturżkawriter of plays for the theatre
- dramatopisarzwriter of plays for the theatre
- dramatopisarkawriter of plays for the theatre
Portuguese dramaturgo, dramaturga
- dramaturgowriter of plays for the theatre
- dramaturgawriter of plays for the theatre
Romanian dramaturg, dramaturgă
- dramaturgwriter of plays for the theatre
- dramaturgăwriter of plays for the theatre
Russian драмату́рг
- драмату́рг (dramatúrg)writer of plays for the theatre
Slovak dramatik
- dramatikwriter of plays for the theatre
Spanish dramaturgo, dramaturga
- dramaturgowriter of plays for the theatre
- dramaturgawriter of plays for the theatre
- autor teatralwriter of plays for the theatre
Swedish dramatiker
- dramatikerwriter of plays for the theatre
Tagalog dalubdula, mandudula
- dalubdulawriter of plays for the theatre
- mandudulawriter of plays for the theatre
Thai นักแต่งบทละคร
- นักแต่งบทละคร (nák-dtɛ̀ɛng-bòt-lá-kɔɔn)writer of plays for the theatre
Ukrainian драмату́рг
- драмату́рг (dramatúrh)writer of plays for the theatre
Vietnamese nhà soạn kịch
- nhà soạn kịchwriter of plays for the theatre
Welsh dramodydd, dramodwr
- dramodyddwriter of plays for the theatre
- dramodwrwriter of plays for the theatre
Yiddish דראַמאַטורג
- דראַמאַטורג (dramaturg)writer of plays for the theatre
Cite this entry
APA
playwright. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playwright
MLA
“playwright.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playwright. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “playwright,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/playwright.
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