writer

noun

1. 1

   A person who writes, or produces literary work.

   “Has your girlfriend written you another letter already? She’s quite a writer!”

2. 2

   Anything that writes or produces output.

3. 3

   The seller of an option.

4. 4

   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. 5

   An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.

6. 6

   A petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship.