definitions
writer (n.)
1.writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
2.a person who is able to write and has written something
Merriam Webster
WriterWrit"er (?), n. [AS. wrītere.]
1. One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk.
They [came] that handle the pen of the writer. Judg. v. 14.
My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Ps. xlv. 1.
2. One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as, a writer of novels.
This pitch, as ancient writers do report, doth defile. Shak.
3. A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the late East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
Writer of the tallies (Eng. Law), an officer of the exchequer of England, who acted as clerk to the auditor of the receipt, and wrote the accounts upon the tallies from the tellers' bills. The use of tallies in the exchequer has been abolished. Wharton (Law. Dict.) -- Writer's cramp, Writer's palsy or Writer's spasm (Med.), a painful spasmodic affection of the muscles of the fingers, brought on by excessive use, as in writing, violin playing, telegraphing, etc. Called also scrivener's palsy. -- Writer to the signet. See under Signet.
synonyms
writer (n.)
author, dramatist, journalist, novelist, observer, playwright, poet
see also
phrases
Writer's Cramp • dialogue writer • editorial writer • film writer • folk writer • ghost writer • hack writer • leader writer • letter writer • letter-writer • prose-writer • screen writer • short story writer • space writer • sports writer • writer of fables • writer of poison-pen letters • writer of short stories • writer of tales • writer of vaudeville • writer's block • writer's cramp • writer's name
analogical dictionary
métier : écriture (fr)[Classe]
gens de lettres (fr)[Classe]
artiste; artist; creative person[Classe]
artiste (catég. socio. prof.) (fr)[Classe]
métier : journalisme et presse (fr)[Classe]
communicator[ClasseHyper.]
(man of letters; essayist; litterateur; writer; author), (list of books; bibliography)[Thème]
person[Domaine]
Human[Domaine]
art[Domaine]
Writing[Domaine]
literature[Domaine]
Publication[Domaine]
human, human being, individual, man, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - man - create verbally - compose, indite, pen, write - verbal creation[Hyper.]
communicate, impart, inform, let know[PersonneQui~]
communicate, intercommunicate - communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across, put across/over - communicate - pen - author, writer - publication - author, generator, source[Dérivé]
authorship, composition, penning, writing - spell, write - publish, write[Domaine]
man of letters; essayist; litterateur; writer; author[ClasseHyper.]
literature[Domaine]
authors[Domaine]
communicator[Hyper.]
compose, indite, pen, write - author - publish - authorship, composition, penning, writing - auctorial, authorial[Dérivé]
writer (n.)
métier : écriture (fr)[Classe]
gens de lettres (fr)[Classe]
artiste; artist; creative person[Classe]
artiste (catég. socio. prof.) (fr)[Classe]
métier : catégorie socio-professionnelle (fr)[Classe...]
écrire (fr)[Classe]
(man of letters; essayist; litterateur; writer; author), (list of books; bibliography)[Thème]
(multilingual), (language; speech; colloquial language)[termes liés]
factotum[Domaine]
Writing[Domaine]
telecommunication[Domaine]
WrittenCommunication[Domaine]
drawing[Domaine]
human, human being, individual, man, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - communicate, intercommunicate - correspond - delineate, describe, draw, line, trace[Hyper.]
committal to writing, writing - writer[Dérivé]
drop a line, write - write - write[Domaine]
man of letters; essayist; litterateur; writer; author[ClasseHyper.]
artiste (catég. socio. prof.) (fr)[Classe]
spell, write[PersonneQui~]
literate, literate person[Hyper.]
write - drop a line - à (fr) - tracer sur une surface (fr)[Dérivé]
writer (n.)
Wikipedia
Writer
Gaspar Melchor de Jovellanos, a Spanish writer, depicted with the tools of the trade.
A writer is a person who produces nonfictional writing or literary art such as novels, short stories, poetry, plays, screenplays, or essays—especially someone who writes professionally.
Skilled writers are able to use language to express ideas and images. A writer's work may contribute significantly to the cultural content of a society.[1]
The term writer is customarily used as a synonym of author, although the latter term has a somewhat broader meaning.
See also
- Academic publishing
- Author
- Columnist
- Copywriting
- Creative writing
- Essayist
- Ghostwriter
- Hack writer
- Lists of writers
- List of writers' conferences
- Literary genre
- Physician writer
- Professional writing
- Screenplay
- Screenwriting
- Speechwriter
- Style guide
- Technical writer
- Website content writer
- Wordsmith
- Writer's voice
- Writing
References
- ^ Magill, Frank N. (1974). Cyclopedia of World Authors. vols. I, II, III (revised ed.). Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey: Salem Press. pp. 1–1973. [A compilation of the bibliographies and short biographies of notable authors up to 1974.]
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