scripter

noun

script·​er ˈskrip-tər How to pronounce scripter (audio)

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Ortenberg this fall stepped up to give The Apprentice a release that created awards buzz for stars Jeremy Strong, Sebastian Stan and Maria Bakalova, director Ali Abbasi and scripter Gabriel Sherman. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024 The Writers Guild of America, the union to which Hollywood’s scripters belong, does. Alissa Wilkinson, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2024 All were scripted by Don McGregor, who developed the mythology—Killmonger, Warrior Falls, the Palace Royal—that later scripters and screenwriters would use. Stephanie Burt, The New Yorker, 20 Sep. 2023 Skolimowski and producer/co-scripter Ewa Piaskowska (the director’s wife) make one wrong move toward the film’s end, after Eo has been transported to an estate in Italy by a sympathetic traveler (Lorenzo Zurzolo). Mark Jenkins, Washington Post, 12 Dec. 2022 Lorne Michaels will return to produce with original Mean Girls scripter and star Tina Fey, who wrote the book for the Broadway show. Mia Galuppo, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Dec. 2022 Sure, there’s a video game layered on top, but the real draw is the world Ubisoft’s artists and animators and scripters created. Hayden Dingman, PCWorld, 15 May 2020

Word History

First Known Use

1936, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of scripter was in 1936

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“Scripter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scripter. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.

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