writer

UK /ˈɹaɪ.tə(ɹ)/ US /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/
noun 5name 1

Collocations

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(noun.)

ADJ

celebrated, distinguished, eminent, famous, great, influential, leading, major, prominent, well-known

Jane Austen remains one of the most influential writers in English literature.

award-winning | best-selling, popular | favourite

prolific

She became a prolific writer of romance novels, publishing three books every year.

creative, fine, good, talented

She became a talented writer after years of practice and dedication to her craft.

experienced | young

aspiring

She started a blog to help aspiring writers improve their storytelling skills.

academic, freelance, ghost (also ghostwriter), professional, staff | anonymous | contemporary, living, modern, recent | ancient, classical, Greek, Roman | Renaissance, Victorian, etc. | sixteenth-century, etc.

early, later

The later writers of the Victorian era often explored themes of social change and industrialization.

female, gay, male, woman

My favorite author is a talented female writer who creates stories about everyday life.

Christian, communist, feminist, political, socialist | religious, spiritual | comedy, fiction, prose, science-fiction | film, letter, magazine, music, paperback, screenplay, script, short-story, software, textbook | copy, feature, gossip, headline, leader, report | cookery, crime, fashion, food, football, golf, science, sports, thriller, travel | short-hand

the present

The present writer believes that learning languages opens many doors for students.

WRITER + VERB

write sth

The author writes detective novels that have become bestsellers around the world.

argue sth, describe sth, point sth out, put it

The author argued that modern technology has changed how we communicate with each other.

say sth, suggest sth

Several modern writers suggest that social media has fundamentally changed how we communicate.

be interested in sth

PREP

~ for

My sister works as a travel writer for several popular magazines.

~ of

My grandmother was a writer of poetry who published three collections during her lifetime.

~ on

She has published several books as a writer on environmental conservation.

~ to

She became a regular writer to the newspaper after her first article was published.

PHRASES

an association/a group/a guild of writers, a writer's association/group/guild/union, a writer in residence

The university appointed a new writer in residence to mentor students in the creative writing program.

a writer of the day/period/time

Most writers of the day preferred pen and paper to early computers for their work.

writer's block

The author struggled with writer's block for months before finally finishing her novel.

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