writer Definition

1. Someone who writes, especially as a living; an author.

Thesaurus: author, littérateur, librettist, scribe, wordsmith, columnist, novelist, poet, playwright.
2. Someone who has written a particular thing.
3. Someone who writes music.
4. A Writer to the Signet.
5. In Scotland: an ordinary legal practioner in a country town.
6. A professional clerk or scribe.
7. Someone who paints lettering for signs.