writers

NOUN

person who composes with language

Synonyms

STRONGEST

author biographer columnist correspondent critic dramatist editor essayist journalist novelist poet reporter screenwriter

STRONG

contributor freelancer ghostwriter scribbler scribe stenographer stringer wordsmith

WEAK

newspaper person person of letters scripter

Antonyms

WEAK

reader

Example Sentences

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SAG-AFTRA ratified its contract last week, the Writers Guild approved its deal back in April, and the DGA has similarly landed on a new contract, after nearly a month of negotiations.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Writers Addiss and Matthews know it, too: During an early conversation, Jack and Sam discuss their love of David Lynch’s “The Elephant Man.”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The pending contract includes seniority and layoff protections, higher wages and outlines provisions for progressive discipline and a stepped grievance process, the Writers Guild Staff Union said in a statement Friday.

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

Appeared in the April 25, 2026, print edition as 'Hollywood Writers Approve Four-Year Deal With Studios'.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

To start off the assembly we presented a video documentary of the Freedom Writers in Washington, D.C.

From "The Freedom Writers Diary" by The Freedom Writers