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show runner

show runner is the alternative form of showrunner.

Meaning of showrunner

Noun

showrunner (plural showrunners)

  1. The person in overall charge of the production of a television series.
    • Those so-called showrunners, the thousand or so people who share both writing and managerial duties on television shows, have already been squeezed by conflicting demands from guild leaders and company employers.2007 November 3, Brooks Barnes, “With Resolution Unlikely, Writers Guild Sets Strike for Monday”, in New York Times
    Synonyms:
    helmer

Forms of show runner

pluralshow runners

Questions about show runner

What is show runner the alternative form of?
Show runner is the alternative form of showrunner.

Words near show runner in the dictionary

  1. show out
  2. show pony
  3. show ring
  4. show rings
  5. show round
  6. show runner
  7. show runners
  8. show shapes
  9. show skin
  10. show some skin
  11. show someone a good time

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