screenwriter
noun
a person who writes screenplays, especially as an occupation or profession.
screenwriters
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pluralof screenwriter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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These things are hilarious because screenwriters Christina Friel and Connor Wright clearly approached the script by trying to make everything legitimately funny, instead of assuming that provocation immediately equates to humor.
From Salon ● Jun. 11, 2026
Hollywood screenwriters recently approved a new four-year deal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 10, 2026
He joined Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts, one of the top film schools in the country, and dedicated himself to teaching budding screenwriters.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 13, 2026
The stories range from workers at Starbucks, Apple stores and Amazon warehouses to aspiring screenwriters, videogame designers and adjunct professors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 12, 2026
She did her graduate work at NYU, and for three weeks the four of us stayed in the city and socialized with her former teachers and classmates—novelists, playwrights, screenwriters, poets.
From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven
