scriptwriter
noun
a person who writes scripts, as for movies, radio, or television.
scriptwriters
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pluralof scriptwriter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Three years before the Olympics, LA28 organizers gave International Olympic Committee officials the kind of Games preview that even Hollywood’s best scriptwriters couldn’t plan.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 9, 2025
Not even the Hollyoaks scriptwriters can see the future clearly enough to answer that.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2024
The panel interviewed several dozen men and women, including artists, producers, directors, scriptwriters, cinematographers, hairstylists, makeup artists and costume designers, and “gathered evidence including video and audio clips and WhatsApp messages”.
From BBC ● Aug. 23, 2024
Ms. Womack was one of the scriptwriters for “Niyah and the Multiverse.”
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2024
They wanted not necessarily to replace scriptwriters with generative AI, but they wanted the option to do so.
From Salon ● Oct. 3, 2023
