cowriter en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- Proto-Indo-European *wreyd-der.? Proto-Germanic *wrītaną Proto-West Germanic *wrītan Old English wrītan Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Old English wrītere Middle English writer English writer English cowriter From co- + writer.
Meanings
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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
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cowriters | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| co-writer | alternative | lexicographic |