screenwriter

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noun

One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.

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scriptwriterfilm writer
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Meanings

nounscreenwriter (plural screenwriters)

plural screenwriters

  1. One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.

    Synonyms: scriptwriter

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.

Similar
scriptwriter

More synonyms by meaning

nounsomeone who writes screenplays

Similar
film writer
Broader
scriptwriter
Also see
scriptwriter

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From screen + writer.

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Translations

Arabic كَاتِب اَلسِّينَارْيُو
  • كَاتِب اَلسِّينَارْيُو (kātib as-sināryū)one who writes for the screen
Basque gidoilari
  • gidoilarione who writes for the screen
Bulgarian сценарист
  • сценарист (scenarist)one who writes for the screen
Catalan guionista
  • guionistaone who writes for the screen
Chinese Mandarin 編劇 /编剧
  • 編劇 /编剧 (biānjù)one who writes for the screen
Czech scénárista, scenárista
  • scénáristaone who writes for the screen
  • scenáristaone who writes for the screen
Danish manuskriptforfatter, manusforfatter
  • manuskriptforfatterone who writes for the screen
  • manusforfatterone who writes for the screen
  • filmforfatterone who writes for the screen
Dutch scenarioschrijver, scenarioschrijfster
  • scenarioschrijverone who writes for the screen
  • scenarioschrijfsterone who writes for the screen
  • scenaristone who writes for the screen
Esperanto scenaristo
  • scenaristoone who writes for the screen
Estonian stsenarist
  • stsenaristone who writes for the screen
Finnish käsikirjoittaja, elokuvakäsikirjoittaja
  • käsikirjoittajaone who writes for the screen
  • elokuvakäsikirjoittajaone who writes for the screen
French scénariste
  • scénaristeone who writes for the screen
German Drehbuchautor, Drehbuchautorin
  • Drehbuchautorone who writes for the screen
  • Drehbuchautorinone who writes for the screen
  • Drehbuchschreiberone who writes for the screen
  • Drehbuchschreiberinone who writes for the screen
  • Filmautorone who writes for the screen
  • Filmautorinone who writes for the screen
  • Filmszenaristone who writes for the screen
  • Filmszenaristinone who writes for the screen
  • Szenaristone who writes for the screen
  • Szenaristinone who writes for the screen
Greek σεναριογράφος
  • σεναριογράφος (senariográfos)one who writes for the screen
Hungarian forgatókönyvíró
  • forgatókönyvíróone who writes for the screen
Indonesian penulis naskah, penulis skenario
  • penulis naskahone who writes for the screen
  • penulis skenarioone who writes for the screen
Italian sceneggiatore, sceneggiatrice
  • sceneggiatoreone who writes for the screen
  • sceneggiatriceone who writes for the screen
Japanese 脚本家
  • 脚本家 (kyakuhonka)one who writes for the screen
Korean 각본가
  • 각본가 (gakbon'ga)one who writes for the screen
Norwegian Bokmål manusforfatter, filmforfatter
  • manusforfatterone who writes for the screen
  • filmforfatterone who writes for the screen
Polish scenarzysta, scenarzystka
  • scenarzystaone who writes for the screen
  • scenarzystkaone who writes for the screen
Portuguese roteirista
  • roteiristaone who writes for the screen
Romanian scenarist, scenaristă
  • scenaristone who writes for the screen
  • scenaristăone who writes for the screen
Russian сценари́ст, сценари́стка
  • сценари́ст (scenaríst)one who writes for the screen
  • сценари́стка (scenarístka)one who writes for the screen
  • кинодрамату́рг (kinodramatúrg)one who writes for the screen
  • киносценари́ст (kinoscenaríst)one who writes for the screen
  • киносценари́стка (kinoscenarístka)one who writes for the screen
Slovak scenárista
  • scenáristaone who writes for the screen
Spanish guionista
  • guionistaone who writes for the screen
Swedish manusförfattare, filmförfattare
  • manusförfattareone who writes for the screen
  • filmförfattareone who writes for the screen
Tagalog manunulatsay
  • manunulatsayone who writes for the screen
Turkish ssenarist
  • ssenaristone who writes for the screen
Ukrainian кінадрамату́рг
  • кінадрамату́рг (kinadramatúrh)one who writes for the screen
Vietnamese nhà biên kịch, biên kịch viên
  • nhà biên kịchone who writes for the screen
  • biên kịch viênone who writes for the screen
  • người viết kịch bảnone who writes for the screen
Cite this entry
APA

screenwriter. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screenwriter

MLA

“screenwriter.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screenwriter. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “screenwriter,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/screenwriter.

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