# writer

Pronunciation: US say "RY-tur" /ˈɹaɪ.təɹ/; UK say "RY-tuh" /ˈɹaɪ.tə(ɹ)/

## Noun

1. A person who writes, especially someone who produces books, articles, or other literary work.
   - Simple: A person who writes books, stories, or other texts.
   - _The writer spent three years researching her novel._
   - _Several writers contributed essays to the anthology._
2. A device or mechanism that records information or produces output.
   - Simple: A machine or tool that puts out written marks or data.
   - _My old laptop still has a DVD writer, though I can't remember the last time I burned a disc._
   - _Modern drives combine a reader and a writer in one unit._
3. The seller of an option, who grants the buyer the right to exercise it.
   - Simple: A person who sells an option and must meet its terms if the buyer chooses to use it.
   - _The writer of the call option pocketed the premium upfront._
   - _If prices fall sharply, the put writer faces substantial losses._
4. A graffiti artist, especially one who paints stylized tags or pieces in public spaces. *(slang)*
   - Simple: A person who makes graffiti art on walls and other surfaces.
   - _Every writer in the crew had a distinct lettering style._
   - _Police arrested the writer caught painting the subway wall._

## Other meanings

- (noun) In the US Navy, a petty officer responsible for keeping a ship's watch-muster and other record books.
- (noun) An ordinary legal practitioner in the country towns of Scotland; effectively a local solicitor.
- (noun) In the East India Company, a clerk of a set rank who was promoted to factor after a specified number of years' service.

## Origin

English had it as writer, writere in Middle English, continuing Old English wrītere ("draftsman, painter, writer, scribe, copyist") and ġewritere ("writer, composer"); it amounts to write plus -er. Icelandic and Faroese have a matching word, ritari ("clerk, secretary").

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