Synonyms for writer
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Scribbler
scribbler, scribe, calligrapher, secretary, amanuensis, scrivener, copyist, penman, clerk
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themselves as "the writer".
the present writer (referring to oneself as the writer)
- n. 2
Anything that writes or produces output.
Related words
- Word family
- writercraft write writing
- Phrases
- writer's cramp manifold writer hackney writer letter writer
- Is a kind of
- person creator originator
Forms
- Plural
- writers → scribblers, scribes, calligraphers, secretaries…
Example sentences
- secretary The new secretary types about 70 words per minute.
- scribe Tom dressed as an ancient Egyptian scribe.
- calligrapher He is not only a calligrapher but also an engraver.
- scribbler You're a compulsive scribbler.
- author He is an author famous for his novels and stories.
- essayist Mary became famous as an essayist and critic.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| writer | steady | |
| secretary | falling | |
| scribe | rising | |
| calligrapher | steady | |
| scribbler | steady | |
| author | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- clerk1
- 6 letters
- author2, scribe1, penman2
- 7 letters
- copyist
- 8 letters
- composer3, essayist3
- 9 letters
- secretary4, scrivener2, scribbler2
- 10 letters
- amanuensis
- 12 letters
- calligrapher4
- 13 letters
- correspondent4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (author2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- écrivain
- Italiano
- scrivano
- Español
- escritor
- Deutsch
- Schriftsteller
- Català
- escriptor