Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

scriptwriter

/skɹˈɪptɹˌaɪtɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.37 in modern English

Syllables
scriptwrit-er
IPA
/skɹˈɪptɹˌaɪtɚ/
19
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who writes scripts.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script Proto-Indo-European *wreyd-der.? Proto-Germanic *wrītaną Proto-West Germanic *wrītan Old English wrītan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Old English wrītere Middle English writer English writer English scriptwriter From script + writer.

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Questions

How do you pronounce scriptwriter?
The recorded pronunciation is /skɹˈɪptɹˌaɪtɚ/.
What does scriptwriter mean?
A person who writes scripts.
Where does scriptwriter come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-? Proto-Indo-European *(s)kreybʰ- Proto-Indo-European *(s)kréybʰeti Proto-Italic *skreiβō Latin scrībō Latin scrīptum Old French escritbor. Middle English scrit English script Proto-Indo-European *wreyd-der.? Proto-Germanic *wrītaną Proto-West Germanic *wrītan Old English wrītan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Old English wrītere Middle English writer English writer English scriptwriter From script + writer.

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