writer

noun
/ˈɹaɪ.tə(ɹ)/

A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".

Example

“Has your girlfriend written you another letter already? She’s quite a writer!”

Other meanings

Anything that writes or produces output.
The seller of an option.

Synonyms

author

Related words

copy writer
food writer
CD writer
cocket writer
hackney writer
letter writer
sports writer
ghost writer
screenwriter
space writer
technical writer
writer's cramp

Example sentences

“Her writers won't come back because she broke the strike.”
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Word history

From Old English "wrītere" (draughtsman; painter; writer; scribe; copyist).

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “writer” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.