copywriter

noun

copy·​writ·​er ˈkä-pē-ˌrī-tər How to pronounce copywriter (audio)
: a writer of advertising or publicity copy

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Efficient, neat, always available as a means of compensating for her (completely justified) fear of not being a brilliant enough copywriter. Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025 Just as copywriters now use a laptop instead of a typewriter; designers rely on Adobe Photoshop instead of a pen and paper; and a plethora of IT roles were created along the way. Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 2 Sep. 2025 This copywriter’s income decreased by 90% after their agency adopted AI. Caroline Ceniza-Levine, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2025 The following month, the company and its two dozen or so remaining corporate employees — buyers, accountants, copywriters et al — relocated to a new office on Cumberland Avenue near O’Hare in Chicago, according to former employees. Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for copywriter

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First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of copywriter was in 1911

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“Copywriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copywriter. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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copywriter

noun
copy·​writ·​er ˈkäp-ē-ˌrīt-ər How to pronounce copywriter (audio)
: a writer of advertising or publicity copy
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