English-Thai Dictionary

writer

N นักเขียน  นักประพันธ์  ผู้แต่ง  กวี  nak-kian

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

WRITER

n. 1. One who writes or has written.
2. An author.
3. A clerk or amanuensis.
Writer of the tallies, an officer of the exchequer of England; a clerk to the auditor of the receipt, who writes upon the tallies the whole of the tellers bills.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

WRITER

Writ "er, n. Etym: [AS. writere.]

 

1. One who writes, or has written; a scribe; a clerk. They [came ] that handle the pen of the writer. Judg. v. 14. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer. Ps. xlv. 1.

 

2. One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as, a writer of novels. This pitch, as ancient writers do report, doth defile. Shak.

 

3. A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the late East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor. Writer of the tallies (Eng. Law ), an officer of the exchequer of England, who acted as clerk to the auditor of the receipt, and wrote the accounts upon the tallies from the tellers' bills. The use of tallies in the exchequer has been abolished. Wharton (Law. Dict. ) -- Writer's cramp, palsy, or spasm (Med. ), a painful spasmodic affection of the muscles of the fingers, brought on by excessive use, as in writing, violin playing, telegraphing, etc. Called also scrivener's palsy. -- Writer to the signet. See under Signet.

 

WRITERSHIP

WRITERSHIP Writ "er *ship, n.

 

Defn: The office of a writer.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

writer

writ er |ˈrītər ˈraɪdər | ▶noun a person who has written a particular text: the writer of the letter. • a person who writes books, stories, or articles as a job or regular occupation: the distinguished travel writer Freya Stark. • [ with adj. ] a person who writes in a specified way: Dickens was a prolific writer. • a composer of musical works: a writer of military music. • Computing a device that writes data to a storage medium. • Stock Market a broker who makes an option available for purchase or sells options. • [ with adj. ] a person who has a specified kind of handwriting: neat writers. • Brit. historical a scribe. • Brit. archaic a clerk, esp. in the navy or other government offices. PHRASES writer's block the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing. writer's cramp pain or stiffness in the hand caused by excessive writing. ORIGIN Old English wrītere (see write ).

 

writer-in-residence

writ er-in-res i dence ▶noun ( pl. writers-in-residence ) a writer holding a temporary residential post in an academic establishment, in order to share their professional insights.

 

writerly

writ er ly |ˈrītərlē ˈraɪdərli | ▶adjective of or characteristic of a professional author: the mixture of writerly craft and stamina that Greene had. • consciously literary: novels as tricksy and writerly as those of Robbe-Grillet.

 

writer to the Signet

writer to the Signet ▶noun historical (in Scotland ) a senior solicitor conducting cases in the Court of Session. ORIGIN originally a clerk in the Secretary of State's office who prepared writs for the royal Signet.

 

Oxford Dictionary

writer

writer |ˈrʌɪtə | ▶noun 1 a person who has written something or who writes in a particular way: the writer of the letter. • a person who writes books, stories, or articles as a job or occupation: Dickens was a prolific writer | a writer of short stories. 2 Computing a device that writes data to a storage medium: a CD writer. 3 historical a scribe. • archaic a clerk, especially in the navy or in government offices. PHRASES writer's block the condition of being unable to think of what to write or how to proceed with writing. writer's cramp pain or stiffness in the hand caused by excessive writing. ORIGIN Old English wrītere (see write ).

 

writer-in-residence

writer-in-residence ▶noun ( pl. writers-in-residence ) a writer holding a temporary residential post in an academic establishment, in order to share their professional insights.

 

writerly

writer ¦ly |ˈrʌɪtəli | ▶adjective of or characteristic of a professional author: the mixture of writerly craft and stamina which Greene had. • consciously literary: novels as tricksy and writerly as those of Robbe-Grillet.

 

writer to the Signet

writer to the Signet ▶noun historical (in Scotland ) a senior solicitor conducting cases in the Court of Session. ORIGIN originally a clerk in the Secretary of State's office who prepared writs for the royal Signet.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

writer

writer noun my favorite American writer: author, wordsmith, man /woman of letters, penman; novelist, essayist, biographer; journalist, columnist, correspondent; scriptwriter, playwright, dramatist, dramaturge, tragedian; poet; informal scribbler, scribe, hack.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

writer

writer noun author, wordsmith, man /woman of letters, penman, creative writer; informal scribbler, scribe, pen-pusher, hack, potboiler.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

writer

writ er /ráɪtə r /→write 名詞 複 ～s /-z /C 1 (職業としての )作家 , 著述家 , ライター ; 記者 ; 作曲家 ▸ a fiction [travel ] writer 小説家 [旅行作家 ]▸ a popular writer on food 人気のあるグルメライター ▸ writers of poetry 詩人 .2 書き手 , 著者 ▸ the writer of the letter [book ]その手紙の書き手 [その本の著者 ]▸ the present writer ｟かたく ｠(自分のことをさして )筆者 ▸ be a better writer 文章を書くのがうまくなる .3 ｟英 ｠(官庁 海軍などの )書記 .4 〘コンピュ 〙(データの )書き込み装置 〘CDライターなど 〙.～̀ 's bl ó ck 作家の突き当たる壁, スランプ .～́ 's cr à mp 〘医 〙書痙 （しょけい ） 〘指 手 腕のけいれん 〙.