screenwriter

noun

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

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Hoover steps into the role of screenwriter to adapt her 2022 novel, working with co-writer and co-producer Lauren Levine and director Vanessa Caswill. Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026 The famous detective novelist and screenwriter had written an essay for the magazine excoriating the motion-picture industry and its tolerance for—indeed celebration of—mindless mediocrity. Jake Lundberg, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026 For Duprat, being an architect himself has, however, facilitated his work as a screenwriter. Ed Meza, Variety, 11 Mar. 2026 It is named for Walter Bernstein, an American screenwriter who was blacklisted during Hollywood’s Red Scare in the 1950s, and has only been given twice before. Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 9 Mar. 2026 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 19 Mar. 2026.

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screenwriter

noun
screen·​writ·​er -ˌrīt-ər How to pronounce screenwriter (audio)
: a writer of screenplays
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