space writer

American  

noun

1. a journalist or copywriter paid according to a space rate.

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space writer British  

noun

1. a writer paid by the area of his copy

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Etymology

Origin of space writer

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

David W. Brown, a longtime space writer and author of the book “The Mission: A True Story,” spent days observing SpaceX’s mission control room in Hawthorne, Calif., to report this article.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

David W. Brown, a longtime space writer and author of the book “The Mission,” spent days observing SpaceX’s mission control room in Hawthorne, Calif., to report this article.

From New York Times • Dec. 29, 2022

“Liftoff,” by Ars Technica space writer Eric Berger, is a colorful page-turner that focuses on the downs and ups of the early years of SpaceX.

From New York Times • Jul. 23, 2021

But these pieces, which keep coming out, have a fatal flaw, as space writer Meghan Bartels pointed out on Twitter last month: The reader is not an astronaut.

From Slate • Dec. 8, 2020

A "space writer" is one who is paid so much per column for all matter of his that is published in the paper.

From Dick Prescott's Third Year at West Point Standing Firm for Flag and Honor by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)