Synonyms and antonyms of People who write or edit in British Thesaurus

amanuensis (noun)

very formal a secretary, especially one who helps a writer or artist

author (noun)

someone who writes books, articles etc, especially as their job

author (noun)

the person who writes a particular document or other piece of writing

biographer (noun)

someone who writes a book describing someone else’s life

censor (noun)

someone whose job is to remove any parts of books, films etc that they consider unsuitable for moral, religious, or political reasons

commentator (noun)

someone whose job is to write about a particular subject or discuss it on television or radio

compiler (noun)

someone who compiles something such as a list, report, or book

copy editor (noun)

someone whose job is to correct any mistakes in books, articles etc before they are published

copywriter (noun)

someone whose job is to write the words for advertisements

critic (noun)

someone whose job is to write or broadcast their opinions about things such as books, films, or plays

diarist (noun)

someone who writes a diary, especially someone whose diary is published

draftsman (noun)

someone whose job is to draft official or legal documents

dramatist (noun)

formal someone who writes plays

editor (noun)

someone whose job is to edit books, documents, or films

editor (noun)

someone who produces a book by choosing, arranging, and explaining things that other people have written

editor (noun)

someone whose job is to produce books for a publisher by finding writers and working with them

essayist (noun)

a writer who writes essays

ghostwriter (noun)

someone who writes something for someone else whose name will appear on it as the writer

hack (noun)

informal a journalist, artist, or writer who does boring work or work that is not very good

humorist (noun)

someone who writes in a clever and funny way about real people and events, often for newspapers

lyricist (noun)

someone whose job is to write words for songs

man of letters (noun)

a man who writes novels, poetry etc or books about literature

novelist (noun)

someone who writes novels

playwright (noun)

someone who writes plays, especially as their job

polemicist (noun)

someone who writes newspaper articles or books that express very strong opinions

processor (noun)

someone whose job is to deal with particular documents

psalmist (noun)

someone who writes psalms

reviewer (noun)

someone whose job is to write articles in a newspaper or magazine giving their opinion about a new play, book, art exhibition etc

satirist (noun)

someone who writes satire

screenwriter (noun)

someone whose job is to write stories for films

scribbler (noun)

informal a writer, especially one who is considered not to be very good

scribe (noun)

humorous a writer, especially a journalist

scriptwriter (noun)

someone whose job is to write scripts for films or television programmes

shorthand typist (noun)

British someone whose job is to write what someone says using shorthand, and then to type it later

songwriter (noun)

someone who writes songs

speechwriter (noun)

someone whose job is to write speeches for other people, usually politicians

steno (noun)

informal a stenographer

stenographer (noun)

someone whose job is to write notes using stenography

sub (noun)

informalBritish a subeditor

subeditor (noun)

British someone whose job is to read what someone else has written and find and correct their mistakes

writer (noun)

someone who writes books, stories, or articles as their job

writer (noun)

someone who has written something