Pronunciation (UK) IPA (key): /raɪtə/ (US) IPA (key): /raɪtɚ/ Audio (US)(file) Audio (UK)(file) Hyphenation: wri‧ter Homophone: righter Noun Singular writer Plural writers (countable) A writer is a person who writes books or other things that people read. She works as a writer for a magazine. Wikiwand - on Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.Remove ads