screenwriter

screenwriter
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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  • screenwriter — ► NOUN ▪ a person who writes a screenplay. DERIVATIVES screenwriting noun …   English terms dictionary

  • screenwriter — [skrēn′rīt΄er] n. the writer of a script for a film screenwriting n …   English World dictionary

  • Screenwriter — Screenwriters or scenarists are scriptwriters who write the screenplays from which films and television programs are made.Most screenwriters start their careers writing on speculation. That means they write without being hired and paid for it.… …   Wikipedia

  • screenwriter — UK [ˈskriːnˌraɪtə(r)] / US [ˈskrɪnˌraɪtər] noun [countable] Word forms screenwriter : singular screenwriter plural screenwriters cinema someone whose job is to write stories for films …   English dictionary

  • screenwriter — [[t]skri͟ːnraɪtə(r)[/t]] screenwriters N COUNT A screenwriter is a person who writes screenplays …   English dictionary

  • Screenwriter's salary — A typical writer s deal usually comprises:* Option: Monies paid in exchange for the right (the option ) to produce and therefore to purchase outright a screenplay, treatment or other work within a certain period. * Guarantee: Literally, the money …   Wikipedia

  • screenwriter — noun Date: 1921 a writer of screenplays …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • screenwriter — /skreen ruy teuhr/, n. a person who writes screenplays, esp. as an occupation or profession. [1920 25; SCREEN + WRITER] * * * …   Universalium

  • screenwriter — Synonyms and related words: choreographer, comedian, dramatist, dramatizer, dramaturge, farcer, farceur, farceuse, farcist, gagman, joke writer, jokesmith, librettist, melodramatist, mimographer, monodramatist, play doctor, play fixer, playwright …   Moby Thesaurus

  • screenwriter — screen|writ|er [ˈskri:nˌraıtə US ər] n someone who writes plays for film or television →↑playwright …   Dictionary of contemporary English

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