Synonyms for playwright
- noun
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
A writer and creator of theatrical plays.
Forms
- Plural
- playwrights → dramatists, stagewrights…
Example sentences
- dramatist Shakespeare is as great a dramatist as ever lived.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| playwright | steady | |
| dramatist | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 9 letters
- dramatist3
- 11 letters
- stagewright
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (dramatist3 = 3 syllables).