writer

writer
writ‧er S3 W2 /ˈraɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]1. someone who writes books, stories etc, especially as a job ⇨ author, playwright:
    She’s one of my favourite writers.
    a science-fiction writer
    writer on
    a well-known writer on American music
    writer of
    a writer of children’s stories
2. someone who has written something or who writes in a particular way:
    He’s always been a sloppy writer.
    writer of
    the writer of the previous message on this topic
     

COLLOCATIONS

■ ADJECTIVES/NOUN + writer
   ▪ a good/great writer She was a very good writer. | Dr Johnson was already a great writer at the age of thirty-five.
   ▪ a fiction/science-fiction/mystery writer The movie is based on a story by science-fiction writer Phillip K. Dick.
   ▪ a travel/history/sports etc writer (=someone who writes articles and books about a subject) This region of Europe does not excite many travel writers.
   ▪ a prolific writer (=someone who writes a lot of books etc) He was a prolific writer of everything from poems to essays.
   ▪ a freelance writer She now works as a freelance writer.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ writer someone who writes books, stories, or articles in as a job: Greene was one of the finest writers of his generation. | a writer for the Independent on Sunday magazine | I always wanted to be a writer.
   ▪ author someone who writes books, especially works of literature, or someone who wrote a particular book: Among the guests was the author Salman Rushdie. | The author will be signing copies of his book. | He was the author of ‘How to Win Friends and Influence People’.
   ▪ novelist someone who writes books about imaginary people or events: Charles Dickens was one of the greatest 19th century novelists. | the romantic novelist Barbara Cartland
   ▪ poet someone who writes poems: a class studying the works of modern American poets
   ▪ playwright someone who writes plays: Shakespeare was the greatest playwright in English history.
   ▪ dramatist someone who writes plays - used especially in literary writing, about playwrights in the past: the great French dramatist, Moliere
   ▪ scriptwriter (also screenwriter) someone who writes plays for films or television: Three or four scriptwriters work on the show.
   ▪ blogger someone who regularly writes about a particular subject on their own website: a travel blogger | a blogger who writes about the differences between American and British English