screenwriter

C1 Topic:People & Society

US /ˈskriːnˌraɪtɝ/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

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noun
A person who writes the scripts for films or television programmes.

The screenwriter spent two years working on the script for the film.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · a person who writes the... scriptwriterfilm writer

Word family

Forms screenwriters

Etymology

From screen + writer.

Topics

People & Society Film & Television Word Formation & Derivatives

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