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screenwriters

noun

plural of screenwriter
as in writers

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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
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  1. writers
  2. playwrights
  3. authors
Noun
  • Many writers like their characters and want to protect them from outsiders’ scrutiny.
    — Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Letter writers recalled how Paden saved his father’s life when a cow nearly stomped him to death in a field, after the elder Paden came between the cow and her calf.
    — Glenn Rice, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 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 study’s co-lead authors, Sefcovic and University of Illinois undergraduate student Payton Kohlberg, were part of the museum’s 2025 cohort of Women in Science Interns.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 24 Sep. 2026
  • The Israeli government has firmly denied the claim, accusing the UN inquiry’s authors of being Hamas proxies.
    — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of authors

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“Screenwriters.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenwriters. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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