el
masculine
/eskɾiˈtoɾ/
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Translation
writer, author
Word origin
From escribir ('to write'), from Latin scribere ('to write'), which also gives English 'scribe' and 'describe'.
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- scriptor
- English cognates
- scribe, script
Grammar
Gendermasculine
Pluralescritores
Examples
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My uncle is a writer known throughout the region.
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The writer signed books all afternoon.
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Who is your favourite crime novel writer?
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I want to be a writer: I spend the day making up stories.
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The young writer won an important prize this year.
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