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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/

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

The screenwriter types furiously as characters come alive on the wall behind her.
💡 Concept

The screenwriter types furiously as characters come alive on the wall behind her.

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

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

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🎤Pronunciation

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

🌳Etymology

Rootscreen
Suffix-writer

🎵Rhyme

typewritersongwriterghostwriter
typewriter
songwriter
ghostwriter

🔗Collocations

award-winning screenwriter
hire a screenwriter
screenwriter's credit
aspiring screenwriter
screenwriter's guild
professional screenwriter

📝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.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

scriptwriterscript doctorscenarist

Antonyms

actordirector

Related

screenplayscriptdialogueadaptationfilmmaker

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