writers

NOUN

person who composes with language

Synonyms

STRONGEST

author biographer columnist correspondent critic dramatist editor essayist journalist novelist poet reporter screenwriter

STRONG

contributor freelancer ghostwriter scribbler scribe stenographer stringer wordsmith

WEAK

newspaper person person of letters scripter

Antonyms

WEAK

reader

Example Sentences

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Writers Addiss and Matthews know it, too: During an early conversation, Jack and Sam discuss their love of David Lynch’s “The Elephant Man.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

It was designed by movie theater architect George Nowak, who also designed the Writers Guild Theater.

From Los Angeles Times • May 10, 2026

The union representing workers employed by the Writers Guild of America have reached an agreement on their first contract, ending a strike that lasted nearly three months.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Writers are adding typos deliberately to prove they have not used AI.

From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026

I’m so surprised that I’m one of the forty-five Freedom Writers that was chosen to go to New York.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers