scripter

scripter

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Etymology 1

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
English -er
English scripter

    From script + -er.

    Noun

    scripter (plural scripters)

    1. (computing) A programmer who uses a scripting language.
    Usage notes
    • A writer of scripts in the traditional sense, such as film and television scripts, is usually called a scriptwriter.

    Etymology 2

    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 *-yósder.
    Proto-Italic *-āsjos
    Latin -āriusnom.
    Latin -āriusbor.
    Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz
    Proto-West Germanic *-ārī
    Old English -ere
    Middle English -ere
    English -er
    English scripter

      From script + -er (“Variety -er”).

      Noun

      scripter (plural scripters)

      1. (film, theater) A scriptwriter.
        • 1998, F. Maurice Speed, James Cameron-Wilson (contributors), Film Review‎[1], page 55:
          and condemned as 'the worst film of the year', Gummo is definitely a startling piece of original cinema, marking the directorial debut of Harmony Korine, the 23-year-old scripter of Kids.
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