# screenwriter

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #23,386

## Definitions
1. One who writes for the screen, who writes drama for film or television; especially a professional who knows the conventions appropriate to such work.

## Etymology
From screen + writer.

## Common misspellings (19)
`csreenwriter`, `sccreenwriter`, `scerenwriter`, `screennwriter`, `screenrwiter`, `screenwirter`, `screenwrietr`, `screenwriterr`, `screenwritre`, `screenwritter`, `screenwrriter`, `screenwrtier`, `screenwwriter`, `screewnriter`, `screnewriter`, `screnwriter`, `scrreenwriter`, `srceenwriter`, `sscreenwriter`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/screenwriter