writer

noun

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writ·er | \ ˈrī-tər

Definition of writer

: one that writes: such as

a : author

b : one who writes stock options

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She is my favorite French writer. He's a writer of horror stories. a course on 19th-century writers The magazine is looking for freelance writers. The writer of the best essay will win a prize. They identified the writer of the mysterious letter. See More

Recent Examples on the Web Contact Detroit Free Press food writer Susan Selasky and send food and restaurant news to: sselasky@freepress.com. — Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 5 May 2022 Associated Press writer Farnoush Amiri contributed to this report. — Eric Tucker And Mary Clare Jalonick, Chicago Tribune, 4 May 2022 Associated Press writer Russ Bynum in Savannah, Georgia, contributed to this report. — Sudhin Thanawala, ajc, 2 May 2022 Associated Press writer Zeke Miller contributed to this report. — Farnoush Amiri And Will Weissert, Chron, 2 May 2022 Associated Press writer David Sharp contributed from Freeport, Maine. — Anchorage Daily News, 2 May 2022 Associated Press writer Zeke Miller contributed to this report. — Will Weissert, Fortune, 1 May 2022 Associated Press writer Zeke Miller contributed to this report. — Farnoush Amiri And Will Weissert, USA TODAY, 1 May 2022 Associated Press writer Zeke Miller contributed to this report. — al, 30 Apr. 2022 See More

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