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playwriter

playwriter noun: one who writes plays; a playwright.

Noun

playwriter (plural playwriters)

  1. One who writes plays; a playwright.

Forms of playwriter

pluralplaywriters

Origin of playwriter

From play + writer.

Questions about playwriter

What does playwriter mean?
Playwriter means one who writes plays; a playwright.
What part of speech is playwriter?
Playwriter is a noun.
What is the plural of playwriter?
The plural of playwriter is playwriters.

Words near playwriter in the dictionary

  1. playwrightess
  2. playwrightesses
  3. playwrighting
  4. playwrights
  5. playwrite
  6. playwriter
  7. playwriters
  8. playwrites
  9. playwriting
  10. playwritings
  11. plaza

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