WRITER Definition & Meaning

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writer

[ rahy-ter ]

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noun

a person engaged in writing writing books, articles, stories, etc., especially as an occupation or profession; an author or journalist.
a clerk, scribe, or the like.
a person who commits their thoughts, ideas, etc., to writing: writing:
She's an expert letter writer.
(in a piece of writing) the author (used as a circumlocution for “I,” “me,” “my,” etc.):
The writer wishes to state….
a person who writes or is able to write:
a writer in script.
Stock Exchange. someone who sells options.
Scot. a lawyer or solicitor.

writer

/ ˈ��ɪ��ə /

noun

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

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51�Թ� History and Origins

Origin of writer¹

First recorded before 900; Middle English, Old English �ɰ�ī�ٱ��; write, -er ¹

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Former Times staff writer Daryl H. Miller dubbed Pointer a “natural beauty.”

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Elsewhere, Black Panther star Letitia Wright will appear in The Story, a new play by US writer Tracey Scott Wilson about an ambitious black journalist who defies her editor to pursue an incendiary lead.

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Not like in the way I’m writing, because I always thought, I’m not a writer.

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Christopher Cokinos is a nature-and science writer whose most recent book is “Still as Bright: An Illuminating History of the Moon from Antiquity to Tomorrow.”

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"The Democrats don't matter," Bannon told the writer Michael Lewis at the time.

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