writer

Signification

1. A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
2. Anything that writes or produces output.
3. The seller of an option.
4. A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
5. An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.
6. A petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship.
7. (slang) A graffiti artist.

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɹaɪ.tə/

Étymologie

From Middle English writer, writere, from Old English wrītere (“draughtsman; painter; writer; scribe; copyist”) and ġewritere (“writer; composer”), equivalent to write + -er and writ + -er. Cognate with Icelandic ritari (“clerk, secretary”), Faroese ritari (“clerk, secretary”).

Phrases

Pottekkatt was a writer of strong social commitment and ideals , possessing an individualistic vision .

Pottekkatt était un écrivain d'engagement social fort et d'idéaux, possédant une vision individualiste.