screenwriters

noun

plural of screenwriter
as in writers

Related Words

Relevance

Dissimilar Words

Example Sentences

Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of screenwriters The second edition of Pitch Talent, organized with the screenwriting labs IsLABentura Canarias, CIMA Impulsa and DAMA Ayuda, will showcase emerging screenwriters and creatives selected by each lab, joined by Mallorcan screenwriter-director Ferrán Bex. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 11 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenwriters
  1. writers
  2. playwrights
  3. authors
Noun
  • As sports writers such as Ethan Strauss and Dan Wetzel have pointed out, Nike didn't drop Clark's shoe until June of this year.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Sugihara cited cuts to arts funding, shifting corporate priorities, industry contractions, mass layoffs and shrinking writers’ rooms.
    — Destiny Jackson, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of writers
Noun
  • In terms of critical reception and production opportunities, Hunter is one of the most successful playwrights of his generation.
    — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • From the table read to backstage to curtain call, Horizon Theatre has been a place for Atlanta playwrights, actors and other artists to tell local stories for 42 years.
    — Joshua Cole, CBS News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of playwrights
Noun
  • The authors were explicit that the core barrier was not model quality, infrastructure, talent or regulation.
    — Abhishek Yadav, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The Stanford authors say their findings are descriptive patterns, not causal estimates, and the gaps shrink when education is accounted for.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of authors

Browse Nearby Words

screenwriter
screenwriters
screw
See all Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Screenwriters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenwriters. Accessed 7 Oct. 2026.

Copy Citation
Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

More from Merriam-Webster

Word of the Day

Listen to the pronunciation of discreet

See Definitions and Examples »

Popular in Grammar & Usage

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

More Commonly Mispronounced Words

Merriam-Webster’s Great Big List of Words You Love to Hate

Is it 'nerve-racking' or 'nerve-wracking'?

What's the difference between 'fascism' and 'socialism'?
See More

Popular in Wordplay

See More

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List

9 Words That Sound Like Insults But Aren't

Even More Bird Names that Sound Like Insults (and Sometimes Are)

12 Lovely and Unusual Words for the Natural World
See More

Popular

See More

Do You Need a New Language Peeve?

7 Great Ways to Say 'Great'

The Longest Long Words List
See More

Games & Quizzes

See All
Play Quordle: Guess all four words in a limited number of tries. Each of your guesses must be a real 5-letter word.
Quordle Can you solve 4 words at once?
Play Blossom: Solve today's spelling word game by finding as many words as you can using just 7 letters. Longer words score more points.
Blossom Pick the best words!
Play Missing Letter: a crossword with a twist. Each of the 25 puzzle words start with a different letter of the alphabet. Which letter is missing?
The Missing Letter A daily crossword with a twist
name tags
Words Named After People Quiz Find out who’s behind "leotard," "morphine," an...
See All