nonwriter en · NOUN
Etymology
Etymology tree English non- 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 nonwriter From non- + writer.
Meanings
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A person who is not a writer.
Plato (channeling the nonwriter Socrates) warned that this technology meant impoverishment […]
2011, James Gleick, The Information: A History, a Theory, a Flood:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| nonwriters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |