scenarist

[ si-nair-ist, -nahr- ]

noun

1. a writer of motion-picture or television scenarios.

Word History and Origins

Origin of scenarist¹

First recorded in 1915–20; scenar(io) + -ist

Example Sentences

Early on, Mr. Sartori pivoted to shows shot as films, discovering along the way hidden talents as a filmmaker and scenarist.

From New York Times

And a caution to Trump nightmare scenarists on the left: Conspiracy theorizing by one side seems to encourage similar feverish thinking and mobilization by the other.

From Washington Post

For all of Sorrentino’s prodigious gifts as a scenarist, “Loro” is a disturbing movie, for all the wrong reasons and, despite its self-consciously arty pretensions, a breathtakingly callow one.

From Washington Post

The sum effect suggests Rod Serling, the creator of the “Twilight Zone” series, unhappily moonlighting as a soap opera scenarist.

From New York Times

“The predilection of the director, producer and scenarist for the unusual in mood, background music and characterization makes this chase more confusing than suspenseful,” a film critic for The New York Times wrote in 1946.

From New York Times