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scripter

British  
/ ˈskrɪptə /

noun

  1. a person who writes scripts for films, plays, or television dramas

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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At the rapidly expanding AI on the Lot conference in Culver City, the “Taxi Driver” scripter mixed provocation and unease as he contemplated Hollywood’s future.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

"I'm not that good a scripter," said Goodell.

From BBC Feb. 6, 2024

In sum, you can call Lee plenty of things—editor, publisher, scripter, plotter, celebrity, huckster, and cameo machine—but for the love of the dread Dormammu, don’t call him creator.

From Slate Nov. 12, 2018

HG Wells's science fiction tale may be dated, but in the hands of scripter Gatiss it largely works beautifully as a piece of TV steampunk – affectionately knowing without too much irony.

From The Guardian Oct. 18, 2010

Now, I don't know nuffin' 'bout books an' de scripter an' sech-like, only what I gits second-hand—no more'n you does 'bout sojerin', fer instance.

From Bricks Without Straw by Tourgée, Albion Winegar

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