screenwriter

noun

Definition of screenwriternext
as in playwright

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Recent Examples of screenwriter The screenwriter, Simon Stephenson, took his allegations to the Writers Guild of America in 2024, but was advised that the union could not adjudicate the issue and was referred to a lawyer. — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 28 Oct. 2026 According to the listing, the abode was once owned by screenwriter Richard Curtis, who also worked on famous films like Love Actually and Four Weddings and a Funeral. — Natalia Senanayake, PEOPLE, 27 Oct. 2026 The screenwriter’s wife, Nella Vera, wrote a Facebook post sharing the heartbreaking news that Bleyer died in a car accident at 54 on Sunday. — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 27 Oct. 2026 What compelled the British filmmaker to sell his wares to DC Studios bosses James Gunn and Peter Safran as the potential helmer of Clayface was a phrase coined by original screenwriter Mike Flanagan. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for screenwriter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenwriter
  1. playwright
  2. scriptwriter
  3. writer
  4. dramatist
  5. scenarist
  6. pen
Noun
  • Renowned playwright, screenwriter, director and author Mamet is also being recognized for his career, which has spanned more than five decades.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The color is red velvet; the sound brims with sickly pulses and crocodile-teeth percussion; the playwright is a cross between Charlie Kaufman and Muse.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of playwright
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  • Director, scriptwriter, visual artist and photographer Orlewicz-Zakrzewska holds a master’s degree in photography from the Cinematography Department of the Łódź Film School.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Orson and scriptwriter Howard Koch moved the story from 1890s London to contemporary New York.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of scriptwriter
Noun
  • Track Pants Want to get in on the cool-girl pants trend backed by PEOPLE writers and A-listers like Jennifer Lawrence?
    — Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 2 Nov. 2026
  • George Diaz is a former writer and columnist with the Sentinel.
    — George Diaz, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of writer
Noun
  • But as an emerging actor and dramatist with a young family, such an extended outbreak could end his career, forcing him to pursue another livelihood.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Oct. 2026
  • All four movies exhibit Mackenzie’s knack for trenchant social and political commentary slightly heightened by his elegance as a dramatist and visceral genre filmmaker, and all are accompanied by illuminating supplements.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of dramatist
Noun
  • Liberal scenarists will be left wondering what if, though, as Congresswoman Katie Porter will end up notching more than 400,000 votes — enough, potentially, to have given Steyer the win had the fellow liberal Democrat dropped out.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
  • The scenarist of the eternal frontier first had to get there.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
Definition of scenarist
Noun
  • The gerrymandered legislative districts will no doubt help Republicans keep their supermajority, but there is much good Jolly can bring — if nothing more than his veto pen.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 2 Nov. 2026
  • These include tons of fun stationery items like cards, journals, pens and other paper goods.
    — Josephine Murphy, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of pen

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