writer

noun

ˈrī-tər How to pronounce writer (audio)
Definition of writernext
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 The story was written by prominent British comic writer Kieron Gillen, but each episode is tackled by a different artist. — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2026 There, his deft use of crane shots and tracking shots was worked out with conspicuous formalist rigor—exactly nine shots of about the same ten-minute length—to form a portrait of a young writer in Baltimore. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026 Shangguanluan, a Chinese writer and activist who is known professionally by her pen name, moved to Taiwan in 2021 with her Taiwanese husband. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 There were a lot of writer-editors and little fiefdoms at the time. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for writer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for writer
  1. author
  2. novelist
  3. biographer
  4. storyteller
  5. poet
Noun
  • Assessing the entries this year were a total of six panels, comprised of independent experts from across the industry, including top writers, authors and broadcasters from England and Scotland.
    — Brad Japhe, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Follow-up research is needed to really prove bedbugs actually are spreading MRSA to people, said one of the study's authors, Jose Pietri, who is now at Purdue University.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of author
Noun
  • Kei Miller is a Jamaican poet, essayist, and novelist, shortlisted for the Costa Poetry Award and winner of the prestigious Forward poetry prize for his collection The Cartographer Tries to Map a Way to Zion.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Lee Child — the novelist who created this most quintessentially ‘Merican of heroes — isn’t merely an Englishman, but a Commander of the Order of the British Empire!
    — Chris Klimek, Vulture, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of novelist
Noun
  • Jack Hirsch, biographer of Anthony’s husband, Olympic and pro boxing champ Michael Spinks, confirmed the news to Anthony’s longtime publication New York Amsterdam News.
    — Erik Pedersen, Deadline, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Anthony’s death was confirmed to Variety by Jack Hirsch, the biographer of Anthony’s husband, Michael Spinks.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of biographer
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  • Throughout the first twenty years of our history as digital storytellers, family-life representation has continued on the same trajectory that started with the fantasy-family home videos first made by amateur filmmakers in the 1920s and ’30s.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Bourdain died by suicide on June 8, 2018, leaving behind a titanic legacy as a cultural storyteller who introduced viewers and readers to much more than a good meal.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of storyteller
Noun
  • With apologies to Shelley, maybe designers are the unacknowledged poets of the world.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Haven directed an episode of The Game in 2007 and produced the 2005 documentary Trudell about Native American poet and activist John Trudell.
    — Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of poet

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