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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“I’ll use aggressively casual language, like, ‘hey yo, for real,’ or drop a bunch of exclamation points,” said Harvard, a 32-year-old copywriter in Brooklyn, regarding her posts and essays.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 6, 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 was sacked from 20 jobs, including stints in public relations and work as a copywriter - before finally working in publishing.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2025

Laurie Scott, who works as an ad copywriter, says she opened her Regrow Altadena stand because plants provide solace.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 6, 2025

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

Actors, photographers, videographers, artists, animators, voice actors, sound designers, set designers, copywriters, editors and translators all stand to lose their work.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 15, 2025

Sprint was selling Nokia phones as stocking stuffers, and the copywriters penned some hyperbolic copy that turned out to be a prescient understatement, at least for newspapers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 16, 2024

There were five copywriters - now there's one, whose job it is to check the copy generated by ChatGPT.

From BBC ● Oct. 27, 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 Marks, Winston K.