writer

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English

Etymology

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”).

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪ.tə/, [ˈɹ̠aɪtə]
• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/, [ˈɹ̠ăɪɾɚ]
• (Canada, Inland Northern American) IPA^(key): /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/, [ˈɹ̠ʌɪɾɚ]
• Rhymes: -aɪtə(ɹ)
• Homophone: rider (flapping but without Canadian raising)

Noun

writer (plural writers)

1. A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
2. Anything that writes or produces output.
3. (finance) The seller of an option.
4. (historical) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
5. (Scotland) An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.
6. (US) A petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship.

   Synonyms: ship writer, ship's writer

7. (slang) A graffiti artist.

Synonyms

• author
• See also Thesaurus:writer

Derived terms

Related terms

• write
• writing

Translations

References

• “writer”, in Green’s Dictionary of Slang, Jonathon Green, 2016–present

Anagrams

• rewrit, werrit

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wryter, writere, wrytter, wrytere, wrijtere

Etymology

From Old English wrītere. By surface analysis, writen +‎ -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwriːtər(ə)/

Noun

writer (plural writers)

1. A draughtsman, or copyist; one who notes down the words of another.
2. A record-keeper or annalist; one who records significant events.
3. A writer or author; one who writes.
4. (rare) One who produces a translation.

Related terms

• writen

Descendants

• English: writer
• Scots: writer

References

• “wrīter(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-30.

Polish

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English writer.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈraj.tɛr/
• Rhymes: -ajtɛr
• Syllabification: raj‧ter

Noun

writer m pers

1. (hip-hop slang) graffiti artist

   Synonym: grafficiarz

Declension

Further reading

• Piotr Fliciński, Stanisław Wójtowicz, editors (2007), “writer”, in Hip-Hop Słownik, Warszawa: Wydawnictwo Naukowe PWN, →ISBN, page 192