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writer¹
- /ˈɹaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ UK
- [ˈɹ̠aɪtə(ɹ̠)] UK
- /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/ US
- [ˈɹ̠aɪɾɚ] US
- [ˈɹ̠ɐɪɾɚ] US
- [ˈɹ̠ʌɪɾɚ] Inland Northern American
- /ˈɹʌɪ.təɹ/ Canada
- [ˈɹ̠əjɾ̥(ə)ɹ̠]
Sounds like righter, rider (flapping but non-Canadian raising) · Rhymes with -aɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Middle English writer, writere, from Old English wrītere (“draughtsman; painter; writer; scribe; copyist”) and ġewritere (“writer; composer”), equivalent to write + -er. Cognate with Icelandic ritari (“clerk, secretary”), Faroese ritari (“clerk, secretary”).
noun writers
- A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer". Has your girlfriend written you another letter already? She’s quite a writer!
- Anything that writes or produces output. If the writer is set to autoflush mode, then all characters in the buffer are sent to their destination whenever println is called.
- A machine or tool used for writing, often by chording keys on a specialized keyboard (e.g. braillewriter, microwriter, stenograph).
- The seller of an option.
- A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
- An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.
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A petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship.
Similar: ship writer, ship's writer
- A graffiti artist. Writers were reunited with their crews, none having seen each other since back in the day, since they'd spun from teenage affiliations into lives more burdened and serious.
Writer²
Where it comes from
From writer.
proper noun Writers
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: author, novelist, authorship, literature, scriptwriter, write, editorial, editor, writing, editorialist, publisher, journalist, screenwriter, columnist, commentator, handwriting
Translations
Every language
noun person who writes; an author
| Español | escritor, escritora, escriptor, escriptora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 저자 jeoja, 작가 jakga, 필자 pilja, 글쓴이 geulsseuni, 작자 jakja |
| 日本語 | 著者 chosha, 作家 sakka, 筆者 hissha |
| 中文 | 作家 zuòjiā, 作者 zuòzhě, 筆者 /笔者 bǐzhě |
| हिन्दी | लेखक lekhak, लेखिका lekhikā, साहित्यकार sāhityakār, रचयिता racyitā |
| Kiswahili | mwandishi |
| Português | escritor, escritora |
| Français | écrivain, écrivaine, auteur, autrice, auteure |
| Deutsch | Schriftsteller, Schriftstellerin, Autor, Autorin, Schreiber, Schreiberin |
| Italiano | scrittore, scrittrice, autore, autrice |
| Ελληνικά | συγγραφέας syngraféas |
| Română | scriitor, scriitoare, autor de cărți |
| Русский | писа́тель pisátelʹ, писа́тельница pisátelʹnica, а́втор ávtor |
| Tiếng Việt | nhà văn |
| العربية | كَاتِب kātib, كَاتِبَة kātiba, مُؤَلِّف muʔallif, مُؤَلِّفَة muʔallifa |
| עברית | כּוֹתֵב kotév, סוֹפֵר sofér, מְחַבֵּר m'khabér |
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