letter writer en · NOUN
Meanings
- A correspondent; a writer of letters.
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A person employed to write letters for illiterate people; a person who does this as an occupation.
The Indian letter-writers, awaiting clients, fresh paper and carbons rolled into their machines, greeted Victor Crabbe with smiles and waved hands.
1956, Anthony Burgess, Time for a Tiger (The Malayan Trilogy), published 1972, page 46:
- A book containing examples of letters that can be imitated by those who wish to write correspondence.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| letter writers | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| letter-writer | alternative | lexicographic |
Translations (6)
de Briefeschreiber (correspondent) · af briefskrywer (correspondent) · sv brevskrivare (correspondent) · cmn 代書先生 /代书先生 (correspondent) · cmn 書啓先生 /书启先生 (correspondent) · el αλληλογράφος (correspondent)