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screenwritera person who writes scripts for films or television programs

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person who writes scripts for films or television programs

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈskriːnˌraɪtər/

Korean meaning: 영화나 텔레비전 프로그램의 대본을 쓰는 사람, 각본가

Korean pronunciation: **스크**린라이터

Example Sentences

  • The screenwriter spent three years perfecting the dialogue for the romantic comedy.
  • As a struggling screenwriter, he wrote his masterpiece on napkins at a coffee shop because he couldn't afford a laptop.
  • The screenwriter's biggest challenge was adapting the 800-page novel into a 120-page script.

screenwriter

NOUN

//ˈskriːnˌraɪtər//

a person who writes scripts for films or television programs

screenwriter concept
💡 Concept

a person who writes scripts for films or television programs

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screenwriter rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The screenwriter's typewriter meets the songwriter's melody!

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈskriːnˌraɪtər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈskriːnˌraɪtə/

🌳Etymology

Rootscreen
Suffix-writer

Origin

20세기 초 영화 산업이 발달하면서 생긴 합성어로, 'screen'(영화 스크린)과 'writer'(작가)가 결합되어 만들어졌습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

typewritersongwriterghostwriter
typewriter
songwriter
ghostwriter

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📝Examples

The screenwriter spent three years perfecting the dialogue for the romantic comedy.

😄 Fun example

As a struggling screenwriter, he wrote his masterpiece on napkins at a coffee shop because he couldn't afford a laptop.

The screenwriter's biggest challenge was adapting the 800-page novel into a 120-page script.

😄 Fun example

The paranoid screenwriter hid his script under his pillow, convinced that squirrels were trying to steal his ideas.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

scriptwriterscript doctorscenarist

Antonyms

actordirector

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screenplayscriptdialogueadaptationfilmmaker