copywriter

[kop-ee-rahy-ter]

noun

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

copywriter

/ ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtə /

noun

1. a person employed to write advertising copy

Other Word Forms

• copywriting noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of copywriter¹

First recorded in 1910–15; copy + writer

Example Sentences

Sam, now a copywriter in Los Angeles, sees “a once-in-a-lifetime chance to go back in time and return to the person she had been.”

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She was sacked from 20 jobs, including stints in public relations and work as a copywriter - before finally working in publishing.

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

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Although the 32-year-old copywriter had about £5,000 in savings, she had to borrow money from her family to cover a mortgage deposit and the extra funds to pay over the property's asking price.

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At the time, Arias had already established herself as a formidable copywriter for ad agencies, translating jingles and songs in Spanish for companies like Alka-Seltzer, Campbell Soup, Ford Motor Co.,

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