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scriptwriter

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script·writ·er  (skrptrtr)
n.
One who writes copy to be used by an announcer, performer, or director in a film or broadcast.
scriptwriting n.
scriptwriter [ˈskrɪptˌraɪtə]
n
(Performing Arts) a person who prepares scripts, esp for a film
scriptwriting  n
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Noun1.scriptwriter - someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas
film writer, screenwriter - someone who writes screenplays
author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
Translations
scriptwriter [ˈskrɪptˌraɪtəʳ] N → guionista mf
scriptwriter [ˈskrɪptraɪtər] n → scénariste mf
scriptwriter
n → Textautor(in) m(f); (of screenplay) → Drehbuchautor(in) m(f); (of talk etc) → Verfasser(in) m(f) → des (Manu)skripts
scriptwriter [ˈskrɪptˌraɪtəʳ] n → sceneggiatore/trice, soggettista m/f
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BIRTHDAYS Alan Simpson, scriptwriter, 79; Rodney Bewes, actor, 70; John Alderton, (pictured) actor, 68; Randy Brecker, jazz trumpeter, 63; Charlie Burchill, rock guitarist (Simple Minds), 49; Robin Givens, actress, 44.
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