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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Jen McCaffrey is a staff writer for The Athletic covering the Boston Red Sox.—Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 19 Apr. 2025 Jackson Thompson is a sports writer for Fox News Digital.—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 19 Apr. 2025 Editors and writers were encouraged to produce stories about the blockchain.—Rachel Monroe, New Yorker, 18 Apr. 2025 Morning Edition explored these questions and Cena's evolution with David Shoemaker, a writer for culture website The Ringer and host of its wrestling podcast, The Masked Man.—Obed Manuel, NPR, 18 Apr. 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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