screenwriter
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- screenwriting noun
Etymology
Origin of screenwriter
Example Sentences
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Colbert, who is well-known to be a JRR Tolkien superfan, will adapt an early section of the first Lord of the Rings novel, The Fellowship of the Ring, with his son, screenwriter Peter McGee.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
Two years ago, screenwriter Diablo Cody was in the middle of trying to write “a very big, commercial, four-quadrant movie” when she gave birth to her third child.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026
Why an Oscar-winning screenwriter would make a film that makes so little attempt to dig into its central character is baffling.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026
The author is a screenwriter whose upcoming Hallmark movie “A Season to Blossom” premieres April 4.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026
He had changed hands as often as a dollar bill and was now running under the colors of a Hollywood screenwriter.
From "Seabiscuit: An American Legend" by Laura Hillenbrand
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