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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.

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

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of writer

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

Example Sentences

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The award winning writer of hit TV show Derry Girls, said her new Netflix offering How to get to Heaven from Belfast, shares the same DNA.

From BBC

Callum also has been a staff writer at the Washington Post and Boston Globe.

From The Wall Street Journal

In a press release, Sky said the show will be "re-imagined through a distinctly British lens", adding that writers for the series will be announced soon.

From BBC

“When we bought the ranch, there was only one working water well on it,” Bamberger told a New Yorker writer over lunch in 1991, “and it produced water the color of this Bloody Mary.”

From The Wall Street Journal

He was then commissioned to write book reviews, and his belated career as a writer was underway.

From BBC

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