writer
Americannoun
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a person engaged in writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist.
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a clerk, scribe, or the like.
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a person who commits their thoughts, ideas, etc., to writing.
She's an expert letter writer.
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(in a piece of writing) the author (used as a circumlocution for “I,” “me,” “my,” etc.).
The writer wishes to state….
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a person who writes or is able to write.
a writer in script.
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Stock Exchange. someone who sells options.
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Scot. a lawyer or solicitor.
noun
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a person who writes books, articles, etc, esp as an occupation
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the person who has written something specified
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a person who is able to write or write well
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a scribe or clerk
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a composer of music
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a legal practitioner, such as a notary or solicitor
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(in Scotland) a member of an ancient society of solicitors, now having the exclusive privilege of preparing crown writs
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of writer
First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English wrītere; see origin at write, -er 1
Vocabulary lists containing writer
Common Core Grades 9–10, List 2
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Example Sentences
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Writer and executive producer of the show Laura Wade said Dame Jilly was like a ray of "human sunshine", but had one memorable piece of criticism of the show.
From BBC • May 25, 2026
Writer and executive producer Star said making the show "with this extraordinary cast and crew has been the trip of a lifetime".
From BBC • May 21, 2026
Some companies, like Writer, use internal token consumption leaderboards to drive AI adoption, viewing it as existential.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
Writer Douglas Kearney illuminates it strikingly in the curatorial statement etched into a back wall in “sister dreamer”: “… it’s the sacred phenomenon of luxe space that remembers without memorializing, celebrates without eulogizing. An anti-tomb.”
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 14, 2026
We can safely refer to the Freedom Writers as a Freedom Writer Farm, entirely consisting of what we like to call Boxers and Mollys.
From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers
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