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screenwriter

[skreen-rahy-ter] / ˈskrinˌraɪ tər /
NOUN
writer
Synonyms
STRONGEST
author biographer columnist correspondent critic dramatist editor essayist journalist novelist poet reporter
STRONG
contributor freelancer ghostwriter scribbler scribe stenographer stringer wordsmith
WEAK
newspaper person person of letters scripter
Antonyms
WEAK
reader

Example Sentences

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Sydney Mitchel wanted to be a screenwriter and graduated from the dramatic writing department of New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026

Guest: Nadav Lapid, Israeli screenwriter and film director of Yes!

From Slate • Apr. 9, 2026

But in Pedretti’s new “Forbidden Fruits,” a horror-comedy directed by Meredith Alloway making her feature debut and produced by “Jennifer’s Body” screenwriter Diablo Cody, the actor shines in all-new soapy splendor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

He added: "I started talking it over with my son Peter, who's also a screenwriter, and we worked out what we thought would work, especially as a framing device for that story."

From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026

As a known member of the Communist Party, Froelick had trouble finding work as a screenwriter after 1950.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow