writer

author, writer

名词 writer:

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

1. He cannot compare with (ie is not nearly as great as) Shakespeare as a writer of tragedies.
   在悲剧写作方面他根本不能与莎士比亚相比。
2. Do you know who is the foremost writer in the English language?
   你知道谁是最重要的英语作家吗？
3. This article lacks continuity; the writer keeps jumping from one subject to another.
   这篇文章缺乏连贯性，作者一味东拉西扯，格局无章。
4. He aims to be a successful writer.
   他的目标是成为一个成功的作家。
5. The writer gets a 10% royalty on each copy sold of his book.
   作者从每本卖出的书中可得10%的版税。
6. He is not so much a writer as a scholar.
   与其说他是作家倒不如说他是学者。
7. The writer of the book lived in the eighteenth century.
   这本书的作者生活在十八世纪。
8. He became a writer.
   他成了一名作家。

writ.er

n.（名词）
One who writes, especially as an occupation.
作家，作者：写作的人，尤指以此为职业者