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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 But when her character — saucy British writer Constance Clavinger — turns out to be a handful (getting drunk at the airport bar, for starters), Homer struggles to get her to the school on time. — Michael Schneider, Variety, 26 Sep. 2026 David was an aspiring writer who graduated from Columbia University in 1970 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026 Before returning for the new season, SNL said goodbye to Chloe Fineman and writer-performer Martin Herlihy, who was first introduced on the show as part of the trio Please Don’t Destroy. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 26 Sep. 2026 Another cast member, Elisa Carassai, is a writer, editorial consultant, and member of Messina and Rizzo’s creative circle. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 26 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for writer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for writer
  1. author
  2. novelist
  3. biographer
  4. storyteller
  5. poet
Noun
  • Flournoy was joined in conversation by Brit Bennett, author of the New York Times bestselling novel The Vanishing Half, and Raven Leilani, author of The Center for Fiction First Novel Prize-winning book Luster.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
  • La Presse said that a 2012 short story by Orelien had plagiarized passages from a book by French author Louis Pauwels, while a 2013 opinion piece copied from The Philippine Star newspaper.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2026
Definition of author
Noun
  • Historian, novelist and screenwriter Sweet’s book tells the story of author known as ‘The Queen of Romance’ Cartland, who was one of the UK’s most recognizable figures across the 20th century.
    — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 21 Sep. 2026
  • Susanna Hoffs, the songwriter, novelist, and singer in the Bangles, the nineteen-eighties all-female rock band, was sitting on the shady side of MOMA’s sculpture garden.
    — John Seabrook, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of novelist
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
  • The past three days have transformed both her and Yorsh, not only as storytellers and filmmakers, but as women.
    — Karla Cote, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
  • To do that, CMOs must become translators of customer behavior and storytellers of business impact.
    — Alexi Hatch, Forbes.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of storyteller
Noun
  • Some of Italy’s other big airports are named for historically famous Italians, such as Rome’s Leonardo da Vinci airport, Venice’s Marco Polo airport and Verona’s airport, named for the Latin poet Valerio Catullo.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Rumi is also the name of a very famous 13th-century Persian poet and mystic.
    — Sarah Scott, Parents, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of poet

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“Writer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/writer. Accessed 28 Sep. 2026.

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