WRITER Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

writer

noun

ˈrī-tər

Definition of writer

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 Serving as a producer, writer and interviewer was Cassidy Hartmann. — Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026 Breaks His Father’s Awards Record With Posthumous Emmy Win The late actor, writer, and director received a minute-long standing ovation at the Creative Arts Emmys. — Britina Cheng, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026 In June 1941, Soviet writer Vasily Grossman did not seem entirely suited to be a war correspondent. — Nick Holdstock, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year, three male writers—Phil Klay, Sean Thor Conroe, and Daniel Lefferts—gathered at the 92nd Street Y to take part in a panel, moderated by the novelist Andrew Lipstein. — T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for writer

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Noun

The authors would like to thank HKU Musketeers Foundation Institute of Data Science for providing research funding informing this article.

— Brian Wong, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
Rose, an Atlanta chef, cookbook author and television personality, isn’t relying on the barbecue sauce to do all the work.

— Monti Carlo, AJC.com, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of author

Noun

The novelist and philosopher Iris Murdoch argued that the slow, daily work of cultivating good attachments and trying to see reality clearly is more effective than will power.

— Meghan O’Gieblyn, New Yorker, 14 Sep. 2026
Iconic novelist Patricia Highsmith was far more concerned with the final part of that particular answer.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of novelist

Noun

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
Another royal biographer, Russell Myers, spoke with The Telegraph in July about George attending Eton, which costs $80,000 a year.

— Juliana Ukiomogbe, InStyle, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of biographer

Noun

Palestinian, Kashmiri and Indian poets are interwoven throughout, framing the film as a meditation on remembering what has been erased from home and pushing back once staying quiet stops being an option.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 Sep. 2026
Robin Morgan, a wholesome child star of the 1940s and ‘50s who grew up to become an all-American radical as a poet, essayist, editor and second-wave feminist, has died.

— Hillel Italie, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026

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