as in author
a person who creates a written work
a writer who is still trying to get published
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Recent Examples of writer
Impressed with his vocals, Biscoe encouraged the young singer to go solo and signed him to work as an arranger, producer and writer.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
As the writer and director of The Station Agent (2003) and The Visitor (2008), Tom McCarthy had a successful behind-the-scenes career before taking on the role of Scott Templeton, season 5's fabricating reporter.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
Bateman says what drew him to starring in the show, and directing the first two episodes, was how unafraid the writers were to craft unlikable characters.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 2 June 2026
Before that, Becca was a staff writer at The Week, primarily contributing to Speed Reads.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 2 June 2026
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Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 2 June 2026
As the writer and director of The Station Agent (2003) and The Visitor (2008), Tom McCarthy had a successful behind-the-scenes career before taking on the role of Scott Templeton, season 5's fabricating reporter.
—Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 2 June 2026
Bateman says what drew him to starring in the show, and directing the first two episodes, was how unafraid the writers were to craft unlikable characters.
—Matt Minton, Variety, 2 June 2026
Before that, Becca was a staff writer at The Week, primarily contributing to Speed Reads.
—Becca Stanek, TheWeek, 2 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for writer
Noun
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Named one of the Ten Best Books of 2024 by the New York Times, this masterpiece of self-revelation chronicles the author’s gender transition in her late 60s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The Connaught Grill is a contemporary iteration of the 1955 Grill, loved by Bond author Ian Fleming.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
3 June 2026
Noun
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Published in 2020, Beach Read is a romantic comedy following January Andrews, a successful romance novelist who struggles with grief and writer’s block after her father’s death and the discovery of secrets he’s long kept hidden.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
28 May 2026
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His favorite author is young adult novelist Alan Gratz, favorite food is beef stroganoff and favorite school subject is math.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 May 2026
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Romano’s sturdy book may not stint on examples of Mary’s bad behavior—including a ferociously jealous verbal assault, near the end of the war, on the wife of a prominent Union general—but the biographer keeps tilting against those who slighted Mary in even the most superficial ways.—
Thomas Mallon,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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While Goodman’s paradoxes and fantasies posed challenges to me as her biographer, with the advent of AI slop and ChatGPT, our courtship with illusion (and possibly delusion) is here to stay.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 May 2026
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Aidi is an incredible storyteller and sparkling conversationalist and his passion for land and sea will rub off on you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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Delays in production led to a four-year gap between the second and third installments of the drama series, and Levinson, who writes and directs every episode, was ready for his show to grow up — and to evolve as a storyteller right alongside it.—
David Canfield,
HollywoodReporter,
1 June 2026
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During the Grand Tour era in the 18th century, poets, painters, and aristocrats flocked here to admire the city’s ancient ruins and baroque art and architecture—still valid reasons to visit now, though today’s travelers will find plenty of modern pleasures as well.—
Laura Itzkowitz,
Robb Report,
4 June 2026
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Interest in the author’s life can curdle into obsession, as in Henry James’s The Aspern Papers, in which the narrator embraces any deception necessary to acquire the letters of a dead poet.—
Walt Hunter,
The Atlantic,
4 June 2026
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“Writer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writer. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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