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noun
A writer of screenplays; a screenwriter.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: broadcasting, cinematography, film, media, television
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noun
a writer of screenplays
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: writer, author
History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh3-der. Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ)bor. Latin scēnabor. Italian scena Italian -ario Italian scenariobor. English scenar(io) Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istader. Old French -istebor. Middle English -ist English -ist English scenarist From scenar(io) + -ist.
Across languages
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