Old English writere "one who can write, clerk; one who produces books or literary compositions," agent noun from writan (see write (v.)). Meaning "sign-painter" is from 1837. Writer's cramp attested by 1843; writer's block by 1950.
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1. She has a first-class brain and is a damned good writer.
她头脑相当灵光，是个非常棒的作家。
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2. He is a dull writer and that's a fact.
他写的东西很没意思，真的。
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3. The truth is, I'm a failed comedy writer really.
事实上，我真的是个很失败的喜剧作家。
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4. Wakoski is writer in residence at Michigan State University.
瓦科斯基是密歇根州立大学的常驻作家。
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5. The writer must have cranked it out in his lunch-hour.
