screenwriter

noun

screen·​writ·​er ˈskrēn-ˌrī-tər How to pronounce screenwriter (audio)
: a writer of screenplays

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House of Talkies is connected to Jain’s The Story Ink, which specializes in book-to-screen adaptations, represents over 500 stories, 200 authors, and 100 screenwriters. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025 Each year, several largely unacquainted, disparate-minded luminaries from across the film world—directors, screenwriters, actors, and, on occasion, critics—are brought together to manufacture the illusion of consensus. Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 27 Feb. 2025 Think of Team Bugsy as the right side of this picture: There’s Beatty, standing next to screenwriter and close friend James Toback (front row, far right). Zach Schonfeld, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2025 In addition to Ghosal, who is head screenwriter and producer, the cofounding team consists of Christina Hoffmann (lead researcher and editor), Lexie Garrett (lead video editor and producer) and Duncan Hoag (director of photography). Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for screenwriter

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First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of screenwriter was in 1913

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“Screenwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenwriter. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.

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screenwriter

noun
screen·​writ·​er -ˌrīt-ər How to pronounce screenwriter (audio)
: a writer of screenplays
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