scenarist

noun

sce·nar·ist | \ sə-ˈner-ist

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Definition of scenarist

: a writer of scenarios

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Much of the first hour is devoted to getting-the-band-back-together mechanics, which also lets the scenarists — Mr. Singer, Michael Dougherty, Dan Harris and Simon Kinberg — give the characters some new emotional scars. — Glenn Kenny, New York Times, "Movie Review: ‘X-Men: Apocalypse’," 26 May 2016

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