screenwriter

noun

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

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First-time screenwriter Nora Garrett assembles a viper’s nest of academics and one star student, but no one is likable. Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025 The American Independent Award will be decided by Juror #2 screenwriter Jonathan Abrams, TikTok film influencer Megan Cruz and Deadline senior film reporter Matt Grobar. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2025 The age gap between their characters was also something thought out by screenwriters David Swift, Charles Shyer, and Nancy Meyers (who also served as the film's director). Stephanie Wenger, PEOPLE, 15 Oct. 2025 Andrew Scott stars in the film as Adam, a middle-aged gay screenwriter in London who strikes up a romance with his younger neighbor, Harry (Paul Mescal), while working on a screenplay about his late parents. Abby Monteil, Them., 15 Oct. 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 20 Oct. 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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