writer

/'raitə/

Thân thiện

A writer sits at a desk, typing on a laptop.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who writes: Someone who is able to write and has produced a written text, such as a letter, document, or list.
   • A professional author: A person who writes books, stories, articles, or similar works as a profession, typically for payment.

Usage

• The word "writer" is a countable noun. It refers to the person performing the act of writing or the profession of authorship.
• It is used to describe someone engaged in the creation of written content, from casual notes to published literary works.

Examples

• General person who writes:
  • She is the writer of this beautiful thank-you note.
  • The writer of the ancient manuscript is unknown.
• Professional author:
  • He is a famous science fiction writer.
  • Many writers contribute articles to that magazine.

Advanced Usage

• "Ghostwriter": A professional writer who is paid to write books, articles, or speeches that are officially credited to another person.
  • The celebrity's autobiography was actually written by a ghostwriter.
• "Writer's block": A condition, primarily associated with writing, in which an author loses the ability to produce new work or experiences a creative slowdown.
  • The novelist was struggling with a severe case of writer's block.

Variants and Related Words

• Write (v): To mark letters, words, or symbols on a surface; to compose text.
• Writing (n): The activity or skill of writing; written work.
• Screenwriter (n): A person who writes scripts for films or television.
• Playwright (n): A person who writes plays.
• Copywriter (n): A person who writes the text for advertisements.

Synonyms

• Author: A writer of a book, article, or report. (Often implies being the originator of a significant written work.)
• Scribe: A person who copies out documents, especially one employed to do this before printing was invented.
• Wordsmith: A skilled user of words, especially a professional writer.

Related Phrases

• "Writer's cramp": A painful spasmodic condition of the muscles of the hand, caused by prolonged writing.
  • After taking notes for three hours, he started to feel writer's cramp.

Học thuật

Noun

1. a person who is able to write and has written something
2. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

Từ đồng nghĩa

• author