screenwriter

noun

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

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There will also be panels with Gersh agents talking about the art of representation and a panel with longtime James Bond screenwriters Neal Purvis and Robert Wade. Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 3 Oct. 2025 The screenwriter, Nora Garrett, has achieved an amusingly florid Hollywood simulacrum—one that tilts into knowing parody—of an intensely self-regarding world. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2025 Juliana Lima Dehne and Marlene Melchior are also screenwriters for the second season. Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2025 In development, with Ani Alva Helfer and Silvia Pasternac as screenwriters. Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 1 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for screenwriter

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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 7 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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