writer

writer

writ‧er S3 W2 /ˈraɪtə $ -ər/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Word Family: noun: writer, writing, rewrite; verb: write, rewrite; adjective: written ≠ unwritten]
1. someone who writes books, stories etc, especially as a job ⇨ author, playwright:
She’s one of my favourite writers.
a science-fiction writer
writer on
a well-known writer on American music
writer of
a writer of children’s stories
2. someone who has written something or who writes in a particular way:
He’s always been a sloppy writer.
writer of
the writer of the previous message on this topic
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COLLOCATIONS
■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + writer
▪ a good/great writer She was a very good writer. | Dr Johnson was already a great writer at the age of thirty-five.
▪ a fiction/science-fiction/mystery writer The movie is based on a story by science-fiction writer Phillip K. Dick.
▪ a travel/history/sports etc writer (=someone who writes articles and books about a subject) This region of Europe does not excite many travel writers.
▪ a prolific writer (=someone who writes a lot of books etc) He was a prolific writer of everything from poems to essays.
▪ a freelance writer She now works as a freelance writer.
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THESAURUS
▪ writer someone who writes books, stories, or articles in as a job: Greene was one of the finest writers of his generation. | a writer for the Independent on Sunday magazine | I always wanted to be a writer.
▪ author someone who writes books, especially works of literature, or someone who wrote a particular book: Among the guests was the author Salman Rushdie. | The author will be signing copies of his book. | He was the author of ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’.
▪ novelist someone who writes books about imaginary people or events: Charles Dickens was one of the greatest 19th century novelists. | the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland
▪ poet someone who writes poems: a class studying the works of modern American poets
▪ playwright someone who writes plays: Shakespeare was the greatest playwright in English history.
▪ dramatist someone who writes plays - used especially in literary writing, about playwrights in the past: the great French dramatist, Moliere
▪ scriptwriter (also screenwriter) someone who writes plays for films or television: Three or four scriptwriters work on the show.
▪ blogger someone who regularly writes about a particular subject on their own website: a travel blogger | a blogger who writes about the differences between American and British English