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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

.

My uncle is a writer known throughout the region.

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The writer signed books all afternoon.

¿ novela ?

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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This word is part of lesson 39.