screenwriter

noun

screen·​writ·​er ˈskrēn-ˌrī-tər How to pronounce screenwriter (audio)
Synonyms of screenwriternext
: a writer of screenplays

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An American screenwriter and showrunner, Guzikowski’s Raised by Wolves — following two androids raising human children following the destruction of the Earth in a great war — aired for two seasons. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026 There’s some screenwriters and directors who want to be the next Kane Parsons. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 21 Oct. 2026 The character of Erika, a writer and intellectual with her own range of uneasy connections to Germany—she’ll encounter an ex-husband and an ex-lover there—is a screenwriter’s convenience, a walking plot-production machine. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2026 The screenwriter for Georgia Oakley’s 2026 adaptation starring Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles grew up watching the 1995 version, from screenwriter and star Emma Thompson. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 19 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for screenwriter

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First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of screenwriter was in 1913

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“Screenwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/screenwriter. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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screenwriter

noun
screen·​writ·​er -ˌrīt-ər How to pronounce screenwriter (audio)
: a writer of screenplays

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