English
wikipedia

Etymology
write + -er

Pronunciation
RP: IPA|/ɹaɪt�/
US: IPA|/ɹaɪt�/
audio|en-us-writer.ogg|Audio (US)

Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-aɪt�(r)|-aɪt�(r)

Noun
en-noun

1. A person who writes; an author.

#: Has your girlfriend written you a letter yet? She�s quite a writer!

Related terms
write
writing

Translations
trans-top|person who writes; an author
Arabic: ARchar|�اتب (ká:tib) m
Chinese: �家 (zuòji�)
Czech: spisovatel m
Danish: forfatter
Dutch: schrijver m, schrijfster f, auteur m|f
Ewe: nu�l�la
Finnish: kirjoittaja
French: écrivain m, auteur m
German: Schriftsteller m, Autor m
Greek: ��γγ�α�έα� (syngraféas) m, λογο�έ�νε� (logotékhnes) p
Hungarian: író
Icelandic: rithöfundur m
Indonesian: tulis|penulis, karang|pengarang
Interlingua: scriptor
Italian: scrittore m, scrittrice f
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Japanese: �� (����, chósha), �� (����, hissha), �家 (���, sakká)
Korean: �� (jakka)
Kurdish: KUchar|��س��ر
Latin: scriptor m, scriptrix f
Persian: FAchar|���س�د� (nevisandeh)
Portuguese: escritor m, escritora f
Russian: пи�а�ел� (pisátel�) m, ав�о� (avtór) m, пи�ака (pisáka) m offensive
Slovak: spisovateľ
Slovenian: pisatelj m, pisateljica f, pisec
Spanish: escritor m, escritora f
Swedish: skribent c (of shorter articles, speeches, etc.); författare c (of books)
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See also
author

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• 2007-11-24 23:46 - Interwicket - iwiki +pt, zh-min-nan

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