writer
gb/ɹˈaɪtɚ/ us/ɹˈaɪtɚ/
A2
Kiingereza
~ 1400
író, szerző, íróegység, íróprogram
NOMINO
A2
1
Muundo wa matumizi:
[someone] is a writer
She is a writer for a popular fashion magazine.
Egy népszerű divatmagazin szerzője.
The writer spent years researching before finishing the book.
Az író éveket töltött kutatással, mielőtt befejezte a könyvet.
As a freelance writer, he works from home.
Writers often draw inspiration from their own lives.
The award was given to the best new writer of the year.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
My sister is a writer.
A nővérem író.
The writer works for a newspaper.
Az újságíró egy újságnál dolgozik.
He wants to be a writer.
The writer tells good stories.
Kosa la kawaida:
Learners sometimes confuse 'writer' with 'author'. An author is usually someone who has published a book, while a writer can also write articles, scripts, or other texts.
Maana
Person who writes professionally
Miunganiko ya maneno
fiction writer
|travel writer
|staff writer
|prolific writer
|aspiring writer
Visawe
author (Often used for someone who has published a book, while 'writer' can be broader.)
|
novelist (Specifically refers to someone who writes novels.)
Vinyume
reader (A person who reads rather than produces written material.)
Mada
arts
|media
|literature
|arts_entertainment
|communication
Ufafanuzi
A person who writes books, stories, or articles.
A person whose job or regular activity is to create written works such as books, articles, or stories.
NOMINO
B2
TECHNICAL
2
The laptop has a built-in DVD writer.
A laptopban beépített DVD-író van.
You need a CD writer to burn these files onto a disc.
CD-íróra van szükséged, hogy ezeket a fájlokat lemezre írd.
This software includes a PDF writer for creating documents.
Mifano kwa wanafunzi
My computer has a DVD writer.
A számítógépemben van DVD-író.
We use a CD writer to save music.
CD-írót használunk a zene lemezre írásához.
The program has a PDF writer.
Kosa la kawaida:
Some learners confuse 'writer' in this sense with 'author'—in technology, it refers to hardware or software, not a person.
Maana
Device or program that writes data
Miunganiko ya maneno
DVD writer
|CD writer
|file writer
Visawe
recorder (More general term for any device that stores data.)
Vinyume
reader (A device that only retrieves data instead of writing it.)
Mada
technology
|computing
Ufafanuzi
A machine or program that puts information onto a disk or other storage device.
A computer program or device that records or saves data to a storage medium.
Sarufi
Umbo la kamusi
writer
IPA
GB/ɹˈaɪtɚ/
US/ɹˈaɪtɚ/
Silabi na mkazo
writer (silabi 1)
Stress on 1st syllable (writer)
Maumbo ya neno
Noun
- Base: writer
- Plural: writers
Familia ya neno
Semi
feature writer
1/fˈit͡ʃɚ ɹˈaɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
Journalist for in-depth stories
A journalist who writes long, detailed articles on special subjects.
Mifano
- The newspaper's feature writer covered the city's art scene.
- She became a feature writer after years of reporting news.
ghost writer
1/ɡˈoʊst ɹˈaɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
Writes for someone else’s credit
A person who writes for someone else, and that other person gets the credit.
Mifano
- She hired a ghost writer to finish her autobiography.
- Many celebrities use ghost writers for their memoirs.
staff writer
1/stˈæf ɹˈaɪtɚ/
fixed phrase
Employee who writes for publication
A person who works for a newspaper, magazine, or website and writes regularly for it.
Mifano
- He is a staff writer at the local paper.
- The magazine promoted her to staff writer last year.