Added 8 October 2026
writer
/ˈɹaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ noun
In Latin: scriptor, scriptrix Wiktionary
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A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
Has your girlfriend written you another letter already? She’s quite a writer!
- Anything that writes or produces output.
- A machine or tool used for writing, often by chording keys on a specialized keyboard (e.g. braillewriter, microwriter, stenograph).
Origin
From Middle English writer, writere, from Old English wrītere (“draughtsman; painter; writer; scribe; copyist”) and ġewritere (“writer; composer”), equivalent to write + -er and writ + -er. Cognate with Icelandic ritari (“clerk, secretary”), Faroese ritari (“clerk, secretary”).
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