writer

[ rahy-ter ]

noun

1. a person engaged in writing writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist.
2. a clerk, scribe, or the like.
3. a person who commits their thoughts, ideas, etc., to writing: writing:

   She's an expert letter writer.

4. (in a piece of writing) the author (used as a circumlocution for “I,” “me,” “my,” etc.):

   The writer wishes to state….

5. a person who writes or is able to write:

   a writer in script.

6. Stock Exchange. someone who sells options.
7. Scot. a lawyer or solicitor.

writer

/ ˈraɪtə /

noun

1. a person who writes books, articles, etc, esp as an occupation
2. the person who has written something specified
3. a person who is able to write or write well
4. a scribe or clerk
5. a composer of music
6. a legal practitioner, such as a notary or solicitor
7. Writer to the Signet
   (in Scotland) a member of an ancient society of solicitors, now having the exclusive privilege of preparing crown writs

Word History and Origins

Origin of writer¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English wrītere; write, -er ¹

Example Sentences

A successful writer finds herself trapped as a 19th-century slave.

From Fortune

Andreas Weber is a Berlin-based philosopher, biologist, and writer.

From Nautilus

Ali Faagba is a copywriter, content marketer, and a tech freelance writer.

From Search Engine Watch

As a freelance writer, she specializes in marketing and graphic design.

From Search Engine Watch

Bill Malcolm is the only nationwide syndicated LGBTQ value travel writer.

From Washington Blade

In his view, a writer has only one duty: to be present in his books.

From The Daily Beast

Spencer, 27,  is variously described as a writer and a stand-up comic.

From The Daily Beast

Decades ago, the writer-director wrote an episode of the animated comedy that never was.

From The Daily Beast

The Perfect Storm writer talks combat brotherhood and the threat posed by growing wealth inequality.

From The Daily Beast

His father, a writer, and his mother, who worked in insurance, were flawless.

From The Daily Beast

William Woodville died; a distinguished English physician and medical writer.

From Project Gutenberg

With this letter is another by the same writer, dated July 30, 1622—a postscript to a duplicate of the preceding letter.

From Project Gutenberg

Christopher Bennet died; a distinguished London physician, and writer on medical subjects.

From Project Gutenberg

I do not think it would have been possible to stand between the public and a writer in this way in the years before 1914.

From Project Gutenberg

Richard Brathwaite, an English poet and miscellaneous writer, died.

From Project Gutenberg

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• author
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