Showrunner

//ˈʃoʊˌɹʌnɚ// noun

noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 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."

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"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."

Etymology

From show + runner.

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television series

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