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cowriter

noun

as in coauthor

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Recent Examples of cowriter Ingrid Goes West is a blistering social-media satire from director and cowriter Matt Spicer, who also directed the Netflix original Little Brother. — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026 Gail Daughtry was directed and cowritten by David Wain, a veteran of the comedy troupe The State and also the director of the 2001 cult hit Wet Hot American Summer; Marino, another State and Wet Hot alumnus, is his cowriter. — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026 This is very much the spirit of this unabashedly absurd film from director David Wain, who, with his cowriter Ken Marino concluded early on that the idea was really stupid, didn't make sense and went nowhere. — ABC News, 8 July 2026 Waititi and cowriter Dahvi Waller were able to weave together an uplifting, warm story starring Jenna Ortega as Klara, the Artificial Friend who is adopted by a woman (Amy Adams) as a companion for her daughter Josie (Mia Tharia). — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026 Zamiri and Aitchison worked closely with cowriter Bertie Brandes to crack the movie, which chronicles a dramatic shift for Charli as an artist, as people start to see her in a different light. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026 It’s nominated for best picture musical or comedy, with star Timothée Chalamet nominated for best actor in a comedy and cowriter and director Josh Safdie nominated for best screenplay. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026 Around this time, Fabiano Gullane, a partner at the production company, offered him a job as the showrunner of the miniseries and cowriter on a Senna feature, per the lawsuit. — Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025 The National member took on the roles of coproducer and cowriter for Prizefighter, working with members Marcus Mumford, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane at his Long Pond Studio in upstate New York. — Sophie Williams, Billboard, 29 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for cowriter
  1. coauthor
  2. writer
  3. stylist
  4. ghostwriter
  5. wordsmith
  6. auteur
  7. biographer
  8. pen
Noun
  • Though the effects were small, taken together, the findings back up what large population studies have found, said Dagfinn Aune, a coauthor on the meta-analysis.
    — Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • As a legislator, Gipson was the principal coauthor of Senate Constitutional Amendment 4 in 2023, which was sponsored by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association.
    — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of coauthor
Noun
  • The three writers attempted to balance overall talent with building a sensible basketball team.
    — Victor Wembanyama, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • In particular, actors should look for opportunities to work with experienced directors, producers, writers and performers who understand the demands of the business.
    — E'Ian West, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of writer
Noun
  • As part of the launch, Starmoire appointed television personality and stylist Stacy London as chief style strategist and investor.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The singer’s longtime personal stylist, Joseph Cassell Falconer, styled the vintage graphic tee — reportedly from Kansas City’s Westside Storey — as a mini dress.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stylist
Noun
  • Vanity Fair’s global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, recently received an unsolicited email from a ghostwriter trying to sell him their services.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps outsourcing an op-ed to a chatbot isn’t materially different from outsourcing it to a ghostwriter.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ghostwriter
Noun
  • Politically savvy, wickedly and playfully witty, and in close touch with humanity’s many facets, Roger Simon was among the most admired newspaper columnists of his generation at a time when that world was rich in that species of wordsmiths.
    — Rick Kogan, Chicago Tribune, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Kerri comes from an improv background but is also a technical wordsmith.
    — Maira Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 5 June 2026
Definition of wordsmith
Noun
  • No franchise on this list is more indebted to a single auteur (Wes Craven) and a single actor (Robert Englund), who turned the saga of Freddy Krueger into something uniquely horrifying.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Madonna was stopped dead in her tracks by the strapping 30-year-old auteur of the nouvelle vague gangster movie Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels, an eye-popping directorial debut.
    — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026
Definition of auteur
Noun
  • The lavish collection includes a foreword by royal journalist and biographer Tina Brown, who spent one-on-one time with the late princess during a lunch at the Four Seasons in New York just weeks before her death.
    — Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The film draws on previously unheard recorded conversations between Pratt and his biographer, Dominique Petitfaux, whose book of interviews with the artist supplies the film’s title.
    — JD Linville, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of biographer
Noun
  • This craft set comes with a notepad, eraser, sticker sheet, three markers, and two pens, all packed inside a decorative ramen cup that doubles as a desk pen holder.
    — Anja Webb, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026
  • And a cuticle pen that ensures undone nails never look uncared for.
    — Elizabeth Siegel, Allure, 17 Sep. 2026
Definition of pen

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“Cowriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cowriter. Accessed 20 Sep. 2026.

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