“剧作家”的英文是：playwright，英语单词，主要用作名词。
柯林斯英汉双解大词典：playwright /?plera?t/ TEM4 ( playwrights )
1、N-COUNT A playwright is a person who writes plays. 剧作家
ye playwright 叶剧作家、esteemed playwright 大剧作家 ; 受仰慕的剧作家
dramatist playwright 戏曲家
French Playwright 法国剧作家
playwright t 编剧 ; 剧作家
Animation Playwright 动画编剧
playwright porridge 稀饭
American Playwright 美国剧作家
剧作家，是指专门从事戏剧文学写作的作家。这些作品可能是为舞台表演而创作，或是不可能上演的舞台剧本，或是只以剧本对话形式的纯粹文学创作。最早的剧作家可追溯到西元前五世纪的希腊时期，当时的剧作家多是以喜剧写作为主。