She is my favorite French writer.
He's a writer of horror stories.
a course on 19th-century writers
The magazine is looking for freelance writers.
The writer of the best essay will win a prize.
They identified the writer of the mysterious letter.
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Before that, Becca was a staff writer at The Week, primarily contributing to Speed Reads.—Becca Stanek, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024 Abby Montanez Abigail Montanez is a staff writer at Robb Report.—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 5 Nov. 2024 Times staff writers Brittny Mejia, in Las Vegas, and Kevin Rector, in San Francisco, contributed to this report.—Seema Mehta, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2024 Staff writer Harry Harris contributed to this story.—Nollyanne Delacruz, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for writer
Word History
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of writer was
before the 12th century
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