écrivain
Meaning
writer
Concepts
writer
author
novelist
scribe
lighter
artist
autor
composer
poet
female author
female writer
Frequency
Gender
♂️ Masculine
Pronounced as (IPA)
/e.kʁi.vɛ̃/
Etymology
Inherited from Old French escrivain, from Vulgar Latin *scrībānem, from Latin scrība, with altered declension. Compare Occitan escrivan, Catalan escrivà, Italian scrivano, Spanish escribano. Doublet of scribe, a borrowing.
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Sentences
Il 👨 est aussi peintre 🧑🎨 et écrivain ✍️🧑🦱 .
👨
🧑🎨
✍️🧑🦱
He is also a painter and writer.