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单词 writeress
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writeressn.

Brit. /ˈrʌɪtərᵻs/, /ˌrʌɪtəˈrɛs/, U.S. /ˈraɪdərəs/
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: writer n., -ess suffix1.
Etymology: < writer n. + -ess suffix1. Compare earlier writrix n.
Now rare.
A woman who writes books or other works, typically as an occupation; a female author. Cf. authoress n. 1.The gender-neutral term writer is more common and now generally preferred.
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society > leisure > the arts > literature > writer or author > [noun] > woman
authoress1478
penwoman1747
inditress1822
writeress1822
1822 Blackwood's Edinb. Mag. Nov. 656/2 Our rhyming writeresses are frequently single gentlewomen.
1882 H. James Let. 12 Feb. (1980) III. 528 The Miss Howard..of whom you spoke in Rome as the writer-ess who wished to make your acquaintance.
1907 C. Fitch Her Own Way ii. 92 Anything like Hall Caine's works, or Mary Corelli's? She's always been my sister's favorite writeress.
1958 D. Parker in Esquire May 42/4 Miss Ferber..is, surely, America's most successful writeress.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2021).
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