writer

noun

writ·​er ˈrī-tər 

: one that writes: such as

a

: author

b

: one who writes stock options

Synonyms of writer

• author
• novelist
• biographer
• storyteller
• poet

Examples of writer in a Sentence

She is my favorite French writer.

He's a writer of horror stories.

a course on 19th-century writers

The magazine is looking for freelance writers.

The writer of the best essay will win a prize.

They identified the writer of the mysterious letter.

Recent Examples on the Web

Times staff writer Salvador Hernandez contributed to this report. — Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026

Miami Herald staff writer Olivia Lloyd contributed reporting. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 4 Nov. 2026

King, the former Sports Illustrated writer and founding author of the Monday Morning Quarterback column, has delivered 40 chapters about King Sport. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2026

The French symbolists and surrealists read Poe in Baudelaire’s translation; then, twentieth-century Latin American writers also came to Poe in part because of Baudelaire. — Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing writer

• co-writer
• present writer
• sports-writer
• sub-writer
• the present writer
• writer's block
• writer's cramp

Rhymes for writer

• biter
• brighter
• fighter
• lighter
• miter
• niter
• reiter
• righter
• slighter
• tighter
• titer
• titre

Kids Definition

writer

noun

writ·​er ˈrīt-ər 

: one that writes especially as a business or occupation