screenwriter
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screenwriter
Where it comes from
From screen + writer.
noun screenwriters
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One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.
Similar: scriptwriter
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: film writer, screenplay, scriptwriter, noir, writer, script, author, playwright, film, blacklisted, pete, scenarist, coscreenwriter, dramaturge, teleplaywright, co-screenwriter
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Every language
noun one who writes for the screen
| Español | guionista |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 각본가 gakbon'ga |
| 日本語 | 脚本家 kyakuhonka |
| 中文 | 編劇 /编剧 biānjù |
| Português | roteirista |
| Français | scénariste |
| Deutsch | Drehbuchautor, Drehbuchautorin, Drehbuchschreiber, Drehbuchschreiberin, Filmautor, Filmautorin |
| Italiano | sceneggiatore, sceneggiatrice |
| Ελληνικά | σεναριογράφος senariográfos |
| Română | scenarist, scenaristă |
| Русский | сценари́ст scenaríst, сценари́стка scenarístka, кинодрамату́рг kinodramatúrg, киносценари́ст kinoscenaríst, киносценари́стка kinoscenarístka |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà biên kịch, biên kịch viên, người viết kịch bản |
| العربية | كَاتِب اَلسِّينَارْيُو kātib as-sināryū |
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title = {screenwriter},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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