Writer

n.	1.
	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) 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. - Wharton (Law. Dict. Writer to the signet See under Signet.

Noun	1.	writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) Synonyms: author
	2.	writer - a person who is able to write and has written something

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