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The definition of a playwright is a person who composes or writes a play.

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William Shakespeare is an example of a playwright.

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See playwright in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

a person who writes plays; dramatist

Origin: see wright

See playwright in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun

One who writes plays; a dramatist.

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