scenarist
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of scenarist
First recorded in 1915–20; scenar(io) + -ist
Example Sentences
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Early on, Mr. Sartori pivoted to shows shot as films, discovering along the way hidden talents as a filmmaker and scenarist.
From New York Times ● Jun. 23, 2021
For all of Sorrentino’s prodigious gifts as a scenarist, “Loro” is a disturbing movie, for all the wrong reasons and, despite its self-consciously arty pretensions, a breathtakingly callow one.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 19, 2019
The forty-eight-year-old black American playwright Tracey Scott Wilson is the real thing—a real scenarist with an ear and a solid sense of how to tell a story.
From The New Yorker ● Apr. 13, 2015
The gentleman was David Drew, once a principal dancer with the Royal Ballet, now a scenarist.
From The Guardian ● May 4, 2013
Despite its science-fiction quality, this voyage may be much closer to reality than even the movie scenarist imagined.
From Time Magazine Archive
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