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   Writ·er

   /ˈrīdər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a person who has written a particular text: "the writer of the letter"
   • ▪ a person who writes books, stories, or articles as a job or regular occupation: "the distinguished travel writer Freya Stark"
   • ▪ a person who writes in a specified way: "Dickens was a prolific writer"
   • ▪ a composer of musical works: "a writer of military music"
   • ▪ a device that writes data to a storage medium.
   • ▪ a broker who makes an option available for purchase or sells options.
   • ▪ a person who has a specified kind of handwriting: "neat writers"
   • ▪ a scribe.
   • ▪ a clerk, especially in the navy or other government offices.

   Word Origin Old Englishwrītere (see write).

   Scrabble Points: 9

   • W

     4

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • T

     1

   • E

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   • R

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