scriptwriter
noun
script·writ·er
ˈskrip(t)-ˌrī-tər 
: a person who writes scripts
a Hollywood scriptwriter
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
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Ben Church, CNN Money, 8 June 2026
Turn ChatGPT into a strategist, an analyst, a hook researcher, a structural editor, and a scriptwriter trained on your voice.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 23 May 2026
Have the Premier League scriptwriters been on strike?
—Matt Slater, New York Times, 26 Apr. 2026
Suzuki Tsutomu, who served as both scriptwriter and producer, spoke to Variety about why Nippon TV moved early on AI, what happened when the technology surprised the production itself, and how the broadcaster is thinking about the model’s commercial future.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
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scriptwriter
noun
script·writ·er
ˈskrip-ˌtrīt-ər
: a person who writes scripts (as screenplays for television or movies)
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