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Definition of Screenwriter

1. Noun. Someone who writes screenplays.

Definition of Screenwriter

1. 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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Screenwriter

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Screenwriter

Literary usage of Screenwriter

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Script Models: A Handbook for the Media Writerby Robert Lee, Robert Misiorowski by Robert Lee, Robert Misiorowski (1978)
"The screenwriter Looks at the screenwriter, W. Froug, Delta. Short Story, Short Film, F. Marcus, Prentice-Hall. Slx-Guns and Society, W. Wright, ..."

2. Religious Intolerance in Europe Today: Hearing Before the Commission on edited by Alfonse M. D'Amato (1999)
"... which do not exist as noted by the film's screenwriter, Gerald DiPego, who has no connection to Scientology and wrote the screenplay before Mr. Travolta ..."

3. Naked Reading: Uncovering What Tweens Need to Become Lifelong Readers by Teri S. Lesesne (2006)
"Ruby fancies herself a would- be screenwriter. Since her life is not terribly exciting, Ruby uses screenwriting techniques to bring more excitement to her ..."

4. Fasting: The Ultimate Diet by Allan Cott (1997)
"Gwen Davis, the novelist and screenwriter, met some "spectacularly healthy people" while she was visiting Liza Minnelli during the filming of Lucky Lady in ..."

5. The Media and the Rwanda Genocide by Allan Thompson (2007)
"... written by screenwriter Gerald Green who also wrote the subsequent novelization (Green 1978). Although both teleplay and novelization have been ..."

6. Throwing Away the Key: Indefinite Political Detention in Syria by Aziz Abu-Hamad, Andrew Whitley (1992)
"Eleven were being held without charges or trial for suspected membership in banned parties or associations: Nabil Bashir, a screenwriter, arrested in ..."

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