scenarioistn.
/sᵻˈnɑːrɪəʊɪst/, /sᵻˈnɛːrɪəʊɪst/, U.S. /səˈnɛriˌoʊəst/ Now chiefly historical.
A person who writes film scenarios. Cf. scenario n. 2b.scenarist n. is now the more usual term.
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scriptwriter1911
screenwriter1913
scenarioist1914
scenarist1919
scripter1936
1914 Morning Echo (Bakersfield, Calif.) 1 Nov. 7/3 ‘The Erring’, a vital..tale of human passions, by George W. Terwilliger, the eminent scenarioist.
1930 P. G. Wodehouse Let. 19 July in Daily Tel. (1990) 18 Aug. (Weekend Suppl.) i./2 A horde of scenarioists have constructed the picture, even to the extent of writing the dialogue.
1968 Mass. Rev. 9 619/1 A competent professional writer who, in the tradition of Hollywood scenarioists, suppresses his own imagination and concocts a sure-fire unimaginative, saleable product.
2005 S. Barbas First Lady of Hollywood ii. 31 The fan magazines colluded with the studios, offering advice to aspiring scenarioists and frequently running scenario success stories.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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