writer
part of speech
noun (a writer, writers)
meaning for a pupil
1) A writer is a person who writes books, stories, poems, articles or scripts, especially as a job. tree →
2) A writer is anyone who has written a particular thing, or someone who writes in a certain way. tree →
sense in the lessons
In English lessons, pupils think about what a writer wants to tell the reader, why the writer chose certain words, and they become writers themselves. Famous children's writers include Roald Dahl and Beverly Cleary. Phrases: «the writer of», «a famous writer», «young writers», «writer's block».
examples
- My favourite writer makes me laugh. tree →
- The writer used lots of describing words. tree →
- She wants to be a writer when she grows up. tree →
- Who is the writer of this poem? tree →
- Our class are young writers this term. tree →
- The writer wanted us to feel sorry for the dog. tree →
- He is a neat writer, so his handwriting is easy to read. tree →
- Both these writers are inclined to trace the chief incidents to India. tree →
note
Countable noun, plural writers. Spelt with one t (writer), though «written» has two t's. The w is silent. Similar: «author» (the writer of a book), «poet» (writer of poems).
In the corpora
- Writing without help shows what you can really do and makes you a better writer.
- Behind many AI news stories stand real people with real worries: translators, artists, writers and parents.
- Artists and writers asked whether it is fair that AI learned from their work without asking, and courts are still deciding.
- It was reported that some translators, writers and artists say they now get less work because of AI.
- People still love stories written by people, with real experiences behind them, though some writers worry about fewer jobs.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «writer» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.