screenwriter

noun

Definition of screenwriternext
as in playwright

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Recent Examples of screenwriter That combination—young, British, relatively under the radar, and already connected to the screenwriter—has made Barton one of the more intriguing names to emerge from the search. — Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 25 Sep. 2026 Severance is an American science-fiction thriller television series created by screenwriter Dan Erickson and executive produced by Ben Stiller. — Jordana Rosenfeld, Encyclopedia Britannica, 21 Sep. 2026 The actual sequel is The Social Reckoning, which stars none of the original cast but is being written and directed by TSN’s screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026 In 2019, Green released Changeland, marking his debut as a screenwriter. — Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for screenwriter
Recent Examples of Synonyms for screenwriter
  1. playwright
  2. scriptwriter
  3. writer
  4. dramatist
  5. scenarist
  6. pen
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  • Josie Long, whose credits include Skins, and playwright and screenwriter Holly Phillips, whose credits include The Athena, Get Even and Dance Academy, are adapting the books for television.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The cultural demons a 34-year-old playwright was conjuring a century ago rise up as dark reflections for our own.
    — Sara Holdren, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of playwright
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  • Sadly, Showalter and the scriptwriter, Nick Antosca, are completely unable to meet these demands, with the result that the absurdities are all on the screen.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao, whom Hegseth installed after firing Cao’s predecessor, then weighed in with a Hollywood scriptwriter’s cheesy panache to say the incident debrief was complete.
    — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Definition of scriptwriter
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  • There’s an irony in this prominent liberal writer’s lack of interest in actual politics — in any kind of collective solidarity that might extend beyond the county line.
    — Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Nancy Slonim Aronie, a writer and artist friend on the Vineyard, had a more alarming experience after she was rushed to a hospital in Boston in January for open heart surgery.
    — Bob Drogin, Los Angeles Times, 4 Oct. 2026
Definition of writer
Noun
  • The tools of a novelist are totally different than the tools of a dramatist.
    — Max Gao, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
  • With this time-shaping device called the Chronovisor, Father Pellegrino Ernetti professed to have seen footage of the crucified Christ and even enjoyed a lost play staged by an ancient Roman dramatist.
    — Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of dramatist
Noun
  • Liberal scenarists will be left wondering what if, though, as Congresswoman Katie Porter will end up notching more than 400,000 votes — enough, potentially, to have given Steyer the win had the fellow liberal Democrat dropped out.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 10 June 2026
  • The scenarist of the eternal frontier first had to get there.
    — Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 22 June 2023
Definition of scenarist
Noun
  • The report found that 13% of respondents rely on spreadsheets or pen and paper.
    — Carson Brunson, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2026
  • As the air alarm sounds over Izium, the children drop their drawing pens, tubes of glue, and felt-cutting scissors in unison and make for the door.
    — Scott Peterson, Christian Science Monitor, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Screenwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/screenwriter. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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