writer

American  

[rahy-ter] / ˈraɪ tər /

noun

1. a person engaged in writing writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist.

2. a clerk, scribe, or the like.

3. a person who commits their thoughts, ideas, etc., to writing: writing.

   She's an expert letter writer.

4. (in a piece of writing) the author (used as a circumlocution for “I,” “me,” “my,” etc.).

   The writer wishes to state….

5. a person who writes or is able to write.

   a writer in script.

6. Stock Exchange. someone who sells options.

7. Scot. a lawyer or solicitor.

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writer British  

/ ˈraɪtə /

noun

1. a person who writes books, articles, etc, esp as an occupation

2. the person who has written something specified

3. a person who is able to write or write well

4. a scribe or clerk

5. a composer of music

6. a legal practitioner, such as a notary or solicitor

7. (in Scotland) a member of an ancient society of solicitors, now having the exclusive privilege of preparing crown writs

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Etymology

Origin of writer

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English wrītere; write, -er ¹

Example Sentences

And the film shows writers being added, crew members exiting the project, and other complications that occurred during the three years it took to make “The Ringmaster.”

From Salon

She previously was a staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, where she worked for more than 13 years as an enterprise and investigative reporter and as a beat reporter covering transportation and politics.

From The Wall Street Journal

A brag book is a résumé writer’s best friend.

From The Wall Street Journal

I thought of what the travel writer Aatish Taseer wrote in his book, “A Return to Self,” about revisiting Istanbul, “the perfectly preserved repository of the hopes, ambitions and confusions of my twenty-five-year-old self.”

From The Wall Street Journal

Students in writing workshops are loath to honestly criticize each other’s work, especially if the writer belongs to a sacrosanct group.

From The Wall Street Journal

Related Words

• author
• biographer
• columnist
• correspondent
• critic
• dramatist
• editor
• essayist
• journalist
• novelist
• poet
• reporter
• screenwriter