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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesroteirista
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ho-tay-rees-tah
"O roteirista finalizou o último episódio da temporada."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A person who writes scripts for films, television programs, stage plays, or video games.
"The acclaimed scriptwriter spent months developing the complex characters for the new television series." - 2
An author who creates the dialogue, narrative structure, and stage directions for media productions.
"She won an award for best original scriptwriter at the annual film festival."
Thesaurus & Semantic Spectrum
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term is a compound formed from 'script', derived from the Latin 'scriptum' (a writing), and 'writer', from the Old English 'wrītere'. It emerged in the early 20th century with the rise of the film and broadcasting industries to designate a person specifically engaged in writing dramatic texts for performance.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Scriptwriter" is said worldwide
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scénariste
Transliteration: seh-nah-reest
"Le scénariste a écrit une histoire captivante."
Drehbuchautor
Transliteration: Dray-bookh-ow-tohr
"Der Drehbuchautor arbeitete jahrelang an diesem Film."
sceneggiatore
Transliteration: she-nehn-jah-to-reh
"Lo sceneggiatore ha vinto un premio importante."
guionista
Transliteration: gee-oh-nees-tah
"El guionista creó diálogos muy naturales."
roteirista
Transliteration: ho-tay-rees-tah
"O roteirista finalizou o último episódio da temporada."
पटकथा लेखक
Transliteration: patakatha lekhak
"पटकथा लेखक ने फिल्म के लिए एक शानदार कहानी लिखी।"
编剧
Transliteration: biānjù
"这部电影的编剧获得了最佳剧本奖。"
작가
Transliteration: jak-ga
Script: 시나리오 작가
"유명한 시나리오 작가가 새 드라마를 집필하고 있다."
脚本家
Transliteration: kyakuhonka
"その脚本家は多くのヒット作を生み出した。"
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