noun

• A person who writes a screenplay.

  ‘That doesn't explain older screenwriters who choose to write about the trials and tribulations of the young.’

  More example sentences

  • ‘It does this without ever becoming overly dramatic or sentimental - a trait that many of Hollywood's screenwriters would do well to note.’
  • ‘Ask people to name a contemporary screenwriter and even some of the most ardent film buffs might be left scratching their heads.’
  • ‘The screenwriters stay close to the central relationship, without losing touch with the freedom of thought amongst the Mexican intelligentsia.’
  • ‘He thinks that he was able to write this film because he's at a different time in his life than most screenwriters.’

  Synonyms

  writer, man of letters, woman of letters, wordsmith