copywriter

American  

[kop-ee-rahy-ter] / ˈkɒp iˌraɪ tər /

noun

• copywriters
  plural

1. a writer of copy, especially for advertisements or publicity releases.

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copywriter British  

/ ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtə /

noun

1. a person employed to write advertising copy

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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• copywriting
  noun

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• copywriters
  plural

Etymology

Origin of copywriter

First recorded in 1910–15; copy + writer

Explanation

If you get a job writing ads or press releases, you can call yourself a copywriter. A good copywriter can write quickly and well. Many write for work might refer to themselves as copywriters, though the word specifically describes the type of writing that advertising agencies hire people to do. The text that's written for advertisements is known in the industry as copy, from the Latin root copia, "reproduction or transcript." Writers who produce copy have been known as copywriters since the early 20th century.

Example Sentences

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He was laid off as a copywriter soon after his company started using AI tools.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

Anton, a copywriter living in Moscow, said a vendor at a vinyl shop offered him a discount for paying in cash.

From BBC ● Jul. 18, 2026

When I first started working in the advertising industry more than 10 years ago, the entry-level salary for a copywriter was $45,000.

From Slate ● Feb. 19, 2026

She now makes more than she ever did as a copywriter, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026

Their place was only six blocks from where I worked as a copywriter for a small ad agency, so two or three times a week I would drop by after work.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

Asked to describe the difference in flavor, Goizueta ducked the question: “When you describe flavor, it is a matter better left to the poets or copywriters or members of the press,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 8, 2026

Ms Skidd, who lives in Arizona, is not worried that businesses are switching to AI, like ChatGPT, rather than using copywriters like herself.

From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025

That includes all the illustrators, journalists and copywriters who’ve been watching nervously as their work seemed to dry up as management embraced tools such as Midjourney and Bard.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2023

To the mix of computer programmers, marketing copywriters, travel advisers, lawyers and comic illustrators suddenly alarmed by the rising prowess of generative A.I., one can now add screenwriters.

From New York Times ● Apr. 29, 2023

For once the ad copywriters failed to exceed the merits of their product.

From Breeder Reaction by Winston K. Marks