Definition of scriptwriter
: a person who writes scripts
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But by keeping a fly-on-the-wall low profile that requires eschewing interview possibilities, Hirori and Kamal never get under their taciturn protagonist's skin in the manner of Bigelow's scriptwriter Mark Boal.
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Cecil is set to oversee a team of about 60 people — including videographers, graphics designers and scriptwriters employed in-house to conceptualize and produce pre-roll video ads, specialty websites and email fundraising pitches.
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Yours may well be the only show there that doesn’t use a director or a scriptwriter.
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The problem for the scriptwriters would be the absence of a villain for Ms. Yellen to fight, now that inflation seems to have all but disappeared.
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One of their two boys, John Marshall, reviewed multiple drafts of the movie’s script and helped the scriptwriters capture his dad.
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Finally, apply a scriptwriter’s knack for drama and suspense that needs no ludicrous cliffhangers to enthrall history buffs and professionals alike.
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If the bad guy turns out to be lurking just off screen, Hollywood’s scriptwriters may yet have a plot worth watching.
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Jacir's strong suits are as a scriptwriter and as a director of actors.
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First Known Use of scriptwriter
1935
SCRIPTWRITER Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of scriptwriter for English Language Learners
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: a person who writes the written form of a play, movie, television show, etc. : a person who writes a script
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