Skip to content
ontologydriven
Sign out

Dictionary

Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

playwright en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (US) audio
  • /ˈpleɪˌɹaɪt/

Etymology

From play + wright (“builder, craftsman”).

Meanings

  1. A writer and creator of theatrical plays.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
playwrights Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

radioplaywright · playwrightess · photoplaywright · teleplaywright · playwrighting

Relateds

screenwriter · scenarist · screenplay

Synonyms

dramatist · stagewright

Translations (85)

la dramaturgus (writer of plays for the theatre) · vo jidramatavan (writer of plays for the theatre) · mk драматург (writer of plays for the theatre) · de Dramatiker (writer of plays for the theatre) · ko 극작가 (writer of plays for the theatre) · fr auteur dramatique (writer of plays for the theatre) · ga drámadóir (writer of plays for the theatre) · vo hidramatavan (writer of plays for the theatre) · cy dramodwr (writer of plays for the theatre) · lo ນັກແຕ່ງບົດລະຄອນ (writer of plays for the theatre) · bg драмату́рг (writer of plays for the theatre) · et näitekirjanik (writer of plays for the theatre) · de Schauspieldichter (writer of plays for the theatre) · az dramaturq (writer of plays for the theatre) · ro dramaturg (writer of plays for the theatre) · pl dramaturżka (writer of plays for the theatre) · it drammaturgo (writer of plays for the theatre) · lt dramaturgas (writer of plays for the theatre) · mt kittieb (writer of plays for the theatre) · sk dramatik (writer of plays for the theatre) · mt kittieba (writer of plays for the theatre) · es autor teatral (writer of plays for the theatre) · ka დრამატურგი (writer of plays for the theatre) · gl dramaturga (writer of plays for the theatre) · el θεατρικός συγγραφέας (writer of plays for the theatre) · tl mandudula (writer of plays for the theatre) · tl dalubdula (writer of plays for the theatre) · sh драматург (writer of plays for the theatre) · sv dramatiker (writer of plays for the theatre) · de Stückeschreiber (writer of plays for the theatre) · oc dramaturg (writer of plays for the theatre) · th นักแต่งบทละคร (writer of plays for the theatre) · el δραματουργός (writer of plays for the theatre) · be драмату́рг (writer of plays for the theatre) · ca dramaturga (writer of plays for the theatre) · gl dramaturgo (writer of plays for the theatre) · is leikritaskáld (writer of plays for the theatre) · pl dramatopisarka (writer of plays for the theatre) · sh dramaturg (writer of plays for the theatre) · cmn 劇作家 /剧作家 (writer of plays for the theatre) · fi dramaturgi (writer of plays for the theatre) · nb dramatiker (writer of plays for the theatre) · hu drámaíró (writer of plays for the theatre) · de Bühnenautor (writer of plays for the theatre) · uk драмату́рг (writer of plays for the theatre) · pt dramaturga (writer of plays for the theatre) · it commediografo (writer of plays for the theatre) · hy թատերագիր (writer of plays for the theatre) · or ନାଟକୀ (writer of plays for the theatre) · nl toneelschrijver (writer of plays for the theatre) · pt dramaturgo (writer of plays for the theatre) · cy dramodydd (writer of plays for the theatre) · ja 劇作家 (writer of plays for the theatre) · pl dramatopisarz (writer of plays for the theatre) · pl dramaturg (writer of plays for the theatre) · da dramatiker (writer of plays for the theatre) · sl dramatik (writer of plays for the theatre) · mt drammaturgu (writer of plays for the theatre) · mt drammaturga (writer of plays for the theatre) · ar كَاتِب مَسْرَحِيّ (writer of plays for the theatre) · hy դրամատուրգ (writer of plays for the theatre) · kmr şanonivîs (writer of plays for the theatre) · cmn 編劇 /编剧 (writer of plays for the theatre) · fi näytelmäkirjailija (writer of plays for the theatre) · de Dramatikerin (writer of plays for the theatre) · fr dramaturge (writer of plays for the theatre) · gv dramadeyr (writer of plays for the theatre) · uz dramaturg (writer of plays for the theatre) · ca dramaturg (writer of plays for the theatre) · es dramaturga (writer of plays for the theatre) · et dramaturg (writer of plays for the theatre) · it commediografa (writer of plays for the theatre) · vi nhà soạn kịch (writer of plays for the theatre) · ja 脚本家 (writer of plays for the theatre) · ro dramaturgă (writer of plays for the theatre) · ru драмату́рг (writer of plays for the theatre) · vo dramatavan (writer of plays for the theatre) · fur dramaturc (writer of plays for the theatre) · lv dramaturgs (writer of plays for the theatre) · it drammaturga (writer of plays for the theatre) · de Bühnenautorin (writer of plays for the theatre) · es dramaturgo (writer of plays for the theatre) · yi דראַמאַטורג (writer of plays for the theatre) · cs dramatik (writer of plays for the theatre) · grc δραματουργός (writer of plays for the theatre)