scriptwriter

noun

script·​writ·​er ˈskrip(t)-ˌrī-tər How to pronounce scriptwriter (audio)
: a person who writes scripts

Examples of scriptwriter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Understand first what Hollywood scriptwriters call the backstory: Intel for decades dominated the global semiconductor industry, designing and manufacturing leading-edge chips. Bygeoff Colvin, Fortune, 28 Sep. 2024 Popular on Variety The scriptwriters are Lazarov, Ekaterina Churilova and Simeon Ventsislavov. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Sep. 2024 The film is directed by Shiraishi Kazuya from a decades-old screenplay by the late, great scriptwriter Kasahara Kazuo (Japanese Yakuza, Battles Without Honor and Humanity). Patrick Brzeski, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2024 Lillis worked for a time as a scriptwriter, turning in treatments of episodes of anime series like Boogiepop Phantom and K.O. Beast in the early 2000s. Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 12 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for scriptwriter 

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Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of scriptwriter was in 1911

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“Scriptwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scriptwriter. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.

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scriptwriter

noun
script·​writ·​er ˈskrip-ˌtrīt-ər How to pronounce scriptwriter (audio)
: a person who writes scripts (as screenplays for television or movies)

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