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cowriter

cowriter noun: someone who writes something together with one or more other people.

Noun

cowriter (plural cowriters)

  1. Someone who writes something together with one or more other people.
    • Joining her will be […] and Catherine MacKinnon, […] cowriter of the controversial and ultimately unconstitutional (if you believe the Seventh District Court of Appeals) Indianapolis antipornography statute.1988 January 22, Achy Obejas, “Calendar”, in Chicago Reader

Forms of cowriter

pluralcowriters
alternative formco-writer

Origin of cowriter

From co- + writer.

Questions about cowriter

What does cowriter mean?
Cowriter means someone who writes something together with one or more other people.
What part of speech is cowriter?
Cowriter is a noun.
What is the plural of cowriter?
The plural of cowriter is cowriters.

Words near cowriter in the dictionary

  1. cowreys
  2. cowrie
  3. Cowrie Point
  4. cowries
  5. cowrite
  6. cowriter
  7. cowriters
  8. cowrites
  9. cowriting
  10. cowritten
  11. cowrote

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