coscenarist

noun

co·​sce·​nar·​ist (ˌ)kō-sə-ˈner-ist How to pronounce coscenarist (audio)
variants or co-scenarist
plural coscenarists or co-scenarists
: someone who writes screenplays or scripts with another
A master of screenwriting structure, Stone and his co-scenarist Kieran Fitzgerald keep a stunning number of ideas and subplots in complementary balance.Jim Hemphill

Word History

First Known Use

1925, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of coscenarist was in 1925

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“Coscenarist.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coscenarist. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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