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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Times staff writer Rachel Uranga contributed to this report.—Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025 Enquirer staff writer Gillian Stawiszynski contributed to this report.—Kevin Grasha, The Enquirer, 11 July 2025 The word that umbrellas all of these concepts can be traced back to the innovation of English politician and writer Horace Walpole.—Emily Zarevich, JSTOR Daily, 11 July 2025 Love her or hate her (this writer is in the former team), Rachel is never short of chaos, which for this summer reality staple is a necessary ingredient.—Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2025 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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