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 Kelsey Peterson is a writer, dancer, and podcaster in Wisconsin who uses a wheelchair since sustaining a spinal cord injury in 2012 that left her paralyzed her from her chest down. — Maribeth Romslo, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026 At the twenty-seventh annual New Yorker Festival, Einbinder and the staff writer Rachel Syme sat down for a lively chat. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 1 Nov. 2026 Raginee Sudhir Chaurey is a writer with the Investigative Reporting Program at the University of California, Berkeley Graduate School of Journalism and covered this story through a grant from The SCAN Foundation. — Raginee Sudhir Chaurey, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026 The 33rd annual event received more than 12,500 submissions, with 78 scripts advancing to the finalist round before the festival selected 21 writers and writing teams as winners. — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 31 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for writer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for writer
  1. author
  2. novelist
  3. biographer
  4. storyteller
  5. poet
Noun
  • The study's authors also work for Microsoft, making independent testing especially important before hospitals consider relying on the technology for patient care.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Much like on Baby Keem’s Ca$ino, another recent rap epic undone by its author’s inability to overcome lingering trauma, BigX can’t always navigate around his unnamed haters.
    — Mosi Reeves, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of author
Noun
  • The award, which besides the ceremony includes a cash prize of $25,000, was conceived a decade ago by the bestselling mystery thriller novelist and longtime Twain House booster David Baldacci.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In this week's installment of Far-Flung Postcards, NPR's Jane Arraf sends greetings from the former home of English mystery novelist Agatha Christie, located on the banks of the Tigris River in Baghdad.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of novelist
Noun
  • According to Capra biographer Sam Wasson, the 83-year-old director made the trip from Southern California and sent along his own print to screen.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • All this challenges a biographer who would plumb Casey’s decades as chief executive.
    — Marc Levinson, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of biographer
Noun
  • My father is a natural storyteller, with an extraordinary memory for people, dialogue, and the small details that bring a scene to life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Rather than test him on that — Goldfarb excels as a storyteller — WWD asked for just one to illustrate the company’s approach.
    — Evan Clark, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of storyteller
Noun
  • If Picasso was a poet of shock, Brancusi was a poet of fusion.
    — Michael Brenson, Vogue, 1 Nov. 2026
  • But there are also many eerie poems written by poets who aren’t known specifically for their gothic or horror writing.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of poet

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