écrivain

Definitions of écrivain
  1. noun
    writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    synonyms: auteur
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    biographe
    someone who writes an account of a person's life
    commentateur
    a writer who reports and analyzes events of the day
    auteur dramatique, dramaturge
    someone who writes plays
    essayiste
    a writer of literary works
    esprit, fantôme
    a writer who gives the credit of authorship to someone else
    journaliste
    a writer for newspapers and magazines
    romancier
    one who writes novels
    poète
    a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
    autobiographe
    someone who writes their own biography
    chroniqueur, éditorialiste
    a journalist who writes editorials
    journaliste, reporter
    a journalist employed to provide news stories for newspapers or broadcast media
    poète
    a woman poet
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    communicateur
    a person who communicates with others
  2. noun
    a person who is able to write and has written something
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    mémorialiste
    someone who keeps a diary or journal
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    lettré
    a person who can read and write
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