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scriptwriter

American

[skript-rahy-ter] / ˈskrɪptˌraɪ tər /

noun

a person who writes scripts, as for movies, radio, or television.

scriptwriter British

/ ˈskrɪptˌraɪtə /

noun

a person who prepares scripts, esp for a film

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Derived Forms

scriptwriting

noun

Etymology

Origin of scriptwriter

First recorded in 1910–15; script + writer

Example Sentences

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Mr. Ward is a biographer, historian and scriptwriter.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

He joins 95-year-old Doncaster scriptwriter Roy Clarke, who has been knighted in recognition for his services to television.

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2025

The series' scriptwriter Maan Sakbani, 35, expressed cautious relief that the days of full-blown censorship under Assad were over.

From Barron's • Dec. 17, 2025

Verity, an irascible but hugely successful aging Hollywood star, alternates narration with his younger best friend Helen in a story involving an aspiring scriptwriter named Phoebe.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 3, 2025

In early 1977 my shorthand skills got me a part-time job at the home of Linda Grover, a scriptwriter for the TV soap opera The Doctors.

From 100 New Yorkers of the 1970s by Millard, Max

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