screenwriter

noun

screen·​writ·​er ˈskrēn-ˌrī-tər 

: a writer of screenplays

Examples of screenwriter in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The film’s screenwriter then takes over to revise and polish. — Ling Wei, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026

Some of my favorite parts of Joie de Vivre involve his extensive, sometimes contentious conversations with Italian screenwriter Francesca Manieri, who is interviewed while walking in a field, like a side character from 1900. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Sep. 2026

She was then approached by Kids director Larry Clark and its screenwriter, a then-19-year-old Harmony Korine, who wanted Dawson to audition for the part of Ruby — which would ultimately become her film debut. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Sep. 2026

Her father, Barry Shipman, was a screenwriter of Westerns who also wrote for Dick Tracy movies in the 1930s and TV’s Lassie in the 1960s. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for screenwriter

• exciter
• firefighter
• igniter
• lamplighter
• reciter
• scriptwriter
• songwriter
• sportswriter
• typewriter
• biter
• brighter
• fighter

Kids Definition

screenwriter

noun

screen·​writ·​er -ˌrīt-ər 

: a writer of screenplays