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WRITER Synonyms

There are 10 synonyms of the word writer. (exact relations)
There are 20 hypernyms of the word writer. (close relations)
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author
verb, nounv, n
noun

• writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

• someone who originates or causes or initiates something

verb

• be the author of

essayist
nounn
noun

• a writer of literary works

journalist
nounn
noun

• a writer for newspapers and magazines

• someone who keeps a diary or journal

novelist
nounn
noun

• one who writes novels

playwright
nounn
noun

• someone who writes plays

poet
nounn
noun

• a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)

screenwriter
nounn
noun

• someone who writes screenplays

scribe
verb, nounv, n
noun

• informal terms for journalists

• French playwright (1791-1861)

• someone employed to make written copies of documents and manuscripts

• a sharp-pointed awl for marking wood or metal to be cut

verb

• score a line on with a pointed instrument, as in metalworking

scriptwriter
nounn
noun

• someone who writes scripts for plays or movies or broadcast dramas

wordsmith
nounn
noun

• a fluent and prolific writer

Best Hypernyms For WRITER

Here is a list of related hypernyms for writer, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (19)
author biographer columnist communicator copywriter diarist dramatist essayist journalist literate novelist playwright poet reporter screenwriter scribe scriptwriter scrivener wordsmith
Phrases (1)
literate person

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