scriptwriter

/ˌskrɪptˈraɪdər/
/ˈskrɪptraɪtə/
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Other forms: scriptwriters

Definitions of scriptwriter
  1. noun
    someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas
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    types:
    film writer, screenwriter
    someone who writes screenplays
    type of:
    author, writer
    a person who writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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