scriptwriter

[skript-rahy-ter]

noun

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

Origin of scriptwriter

First recorded in 1910–15; script + writer

Related formsscript·writ·ing, noun

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Examples from the Web for scriptwriter

Contemporary Examples of scriptwriter

He is not only a hell of a speech-giver but a hell of a scriptwriter.
Send In Bill Clinton to Save the Democratic Midterm Campaign
Robert Shrum
April 14, 2014
And of course, behind them is the scriptwriter, and the various requirements of television.
Philippa Gregory: How I Write
Noah Charney
July 24, 2013

British Dictionary definitions for scriptwriter

scriptwriter

noun

a person who prepares scripts, esp for a film

Derived Formsscriptwriting, noun

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