showrunner
US/ˈʃoʊˌɹʌnɚ/
showrunner noun: the person in overall charge of the production of a television series.
Noun
showrunner (plural showrunners)
- 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
- The person at the apex of the production triangle is the showrunner: in short, the boss.2013, Bethany Rooney, Mary Lou Belli, Directors Tell the Story: Master the Craft of Television and Film Directing, →ISBN, page 66
- Synonyms:
- helmer
Synonyms of showrunner
Forms of showrunner
| plural | showrunners |
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Origin of showrunner
From show + runner.
Questions about showrunner
- What does showrunner mean?
- Showrunner means the person in overall charge of the production of a television series.
- What part of speech is showrunner?
- Showrunner is a noun.
- How do you pronounce showrunner?
- Showrunner is pronounced /ˈʃoʊˌɹʌnɚ/ (US).
- What is the plural of showrunner?
- The plural of showrunner is showrunners.
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