writer
A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
Noun 4 meanings
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).
The seller of an option.
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”).
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WRITER at a glance
WRITER has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (W 4 + R 1 + I 1 + T 1 + E 1 + R 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #2,044 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with writer
All rhymes- AFTER8
- BETTER8
- WATER8
- LATER5
- MATTER8
- CENTER8
- CHARACTER16
- DAUGHTER13
- MINISTER10
- COMPUTER14
- LETTER6
- SISTER6
One letter away
- WRITES9
- WAITER9
- WHITER12
- TRITER6
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