different between writer vs typewriter

English

Etymology

From Middle English writer, writere, from Old English wr?tere (“draughtsman; painter; writer; scribe; copyist”) and ?ewritere (“writer; composer”), equivalent to write +? -er and writ +? -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /??a?.t?/, [???a?t??]
• (US) IPA^(key): /??a?.t??/, [???????]
• Rhymes: -a?t?(?)
• Homophone: rider (in some accents)

Noun

writer (plural writers)

1. A person who writes, or produces literary work.
2. Anything that writes or produces output.
   • 2001, Cay S. Horstmann, Gary Cornell, Core Java 2: Fundamentals (page 715)

     If the writer is set to autoflush mode, then all characters in the buffer are sent to their destination whenever println is called.

3. (finance) The seller of an option.
4. (historical) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
5. (Scotland) An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.
6. (US) A petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship.

   Synonyms: ship writer, ship's writer

Synonyms

• author
• See also Thesaurus:writer

Derived terms

Related terms

• write
• writing

Translations

Anagrams

• rewrit, werrit

Middle English

Alternative forms

• wryter, writere, wrytter, wrytere, wrijtere

Etymology

From Old English wr?tere; can be synchronically analysed as writen +? -er.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wri?t?r(?)/

Noun

writer (plural writers)

1. A draughtsman, or copyist; one who notes down the words of another.
2. A record-keeper or annalist; one who records significant events.
3. A writer or author; one who writes.
4. (rare) One who produces a translation.

Related terms

• writen

Descendants

• English: writer
• Scots: writer

References

• “wr?ter(e, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-04-30.

English

Etymology

From type +? writer.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): [?ta?p??a?t?(?)]

Noun

typewriter (plural typewriters)

1. A device, at least partially mechanical, used to print text by pressing keys that cause type to be impressed through an inked ribbon onto paper.
2. (archaic) One who uses a typewriter; a typist.
3. (US, dated, slang) A machine gun or submachine gun (from the noise it makes when firing).
4. A prank in which fingers are jabbed roughly onto someone's chest followed by striking them over the ear in imitation of using an old-fashioned typewriter.

Synonyms

• typographer
• (one who uses a typewriter): typist

Derived terms

Related terms

• type
• typewrite
• typist
• write

Translations

See also

• touch-typist