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writer

wri·ter

UK/ˈɹaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ US/ˈɹ̠aɪtə(ɹ̠)/ common slang us

noun

1.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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2.

a person who is able to write and has written something

Origin

From Middle English writer, writere, from Old English wrītere (“draughtsman; painter; writer; scribe; copyist”) and ġewritere (“writer; composer”), equivalent to write + -er and writ + -er.

Phrases

  • CD writer
  • cocket writer
  • copy writer
  • food writer
  • ghost writer
  • hackney writer
  • letter writer
  • manifold writer

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