writer
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,613 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 6,407 times across 155,370 chapters — 0.003% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) also: author
- a person who is able to write and has written something
writer in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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No, but I was a comic writer.
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 24, September 10, 1870 · Various · Chapter 1
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We rather imagine that the Government, like the writer, isn't quite sure which.
Punch — Vol. 159, 1920-07-28 · Various · Chapter 1
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I'm a writer, and poetry and pop culture are the two things which fascinate me most.
William Gibson Interviewed · Giuseppe Salza · Chapter 1
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Lincoln was also fond of using proverbial sayings, a habit that emphasized his character as a popular or national writer.
Lincoln's Inaugurals, Addresses and Letters · Abraham Lincoln · Chapter 1
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And what could be these other details which the writer pretended to know, but did not wish to publish as yet?
Other People's Money · Emile Gaboriau · Chapter 1