Translation of 'writer' - German English Dictionary
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| Schriftsteller {m}; Schriftstellerin {f}; Autor {m}; Autorin {f}; Literat {m}; Literatin {f} [lit.] | (professional) writer; (professional) author; authoress (rare and slightly affected); (professional) penman; (professional) penwoman; man of letters; woman of letters; littérateur | |||
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| 1. | Schriftsteller {pl}; Schriftstellerinnen {pl}; Autoren {pl}; Autorinnen {pl}; Literaten {pl}; Literatinnen {pl} | 1. | writers; authors; authoresses; penmen; penwomen; men of letters; women of letters; littérateurs | |
| 2. | Erfolgsautor {m}; Bestsellerautor {m} | 2. | best-selling author; best-seller autor | |
| 3. | Kinderbuchautor {m}; Kinderbuchautorin {f} | 3. | children's book author; children's author | |
| 4. | Reiseschriftsteller {m} | 4. | travel book writer; travel writer; travel book author; travel author | |
| 5. | Romanschriftsteller {m}; Romanautor {m}; Romancier {m} | 5. | novelist | |
| 6. | Autor von Kurzgeschichten | 6. | short story writer; writer of short stories | |
| 7. | ein Schriftsteller von Rang | 7. | a writer of distinction | |
| Brenner {m}; Lese- und Schreibmedium {n} [comp.] | writer; burner | |||
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| 1. | CD-Brenner | 1. | CD writer; CD burner | |
| 2. | DVD-Brenner | 2. | DVD writer; DVD burner | |
| 3. | Blu-Ray-Brenner | 3. | Blu-Ray writer; Blu-Ray burner | |
| Verfasser {m}; Schreiber {m} [oft pej.]; Autor {m}; Verfasserin {f}; Schreiberin {f}; Autorin {f} (eines Textes) [ling.] | writer; author; authoress (rare and slightly affected) (of a text) | |||
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| 1. | Verfasser {pl}; Schreiber {pl}; Autoren {pl}; Verfasserinnen {pl}; Schreiberinnen {pl}; Autorinnen {pl} | 1. | writers; authors; authoresses | |
| 2. | der Artikelschreiber | 2. | the writer of the article | |
| 3. | der Verfasser des Briefes | 3. | the writer of the letter; the author of the letter | |
| 4. | der Autor der vorliegenden/gegenständlichen [Ös.] Arbeit/Abhandlung | 4. | the present author | |
| Literat {m}; Literatin {f} | writer | |||
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| 1. | Literaten {pl}; Literatinnen {pl} | 1. | writers; literati | |
| Schreiber {m}; Schreiberin {f} | writer | |||
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| 1. | Schreiber {pl}; Schreiberinnen {pl} | 1. | writers | |
| Ghostwriter {m}; ungenannter, eigentlicher Verfasser, der für eine berühmte Person (z. B. Politiker) Reden, Artikel, Bücher schreibt | ghost-writer; ghost <ghostwriter> <ghost writer> | |||
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| 1. | Ghostwriter sein | 1. | to ghost | |
| 2. | ein Buch als Ghostwriter schreiben | 2. | to ghost-write a book | |
| 3. | als Ghostwriter arbeiten | 3. | to be ghost-writing | |
| Grünschnabel {m}; Jungspund {m}; Neuling {m}; Frischling {m} [humor.] [übtr.] | fledgling; fledgeling [fig.] | |||
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| 1. | Jungautor {m} | 1. | fledgling writer; fledgeling writer | |
| Lieblings… | favourite [Br.]; favorite [Am.]; fave [coll.] | |||
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| 1. | Lieblingsmusiker {m}; Lieblingsmusikerin {f} | 1. | favourite musician; favorite musician | |
| 2. | Liebingsoper {f} | 2. | favourite opera; favorite opera | |
| 3. | Lieblingsschriftsteller {m}; Lieblingsschriftstellerin {f} | 3. | favourite writer; favorite writer; favourite author; favorite author | |
| 4. | Lieblingsspiel {n} | 4. | favourite game; favorite game | |
| 5. | Lieblingsspielzeug {n} | 5. | favourite toy; favorite toy | |
| 6. | Lieblingsstadt {f} | 6. | favourite town/city; favorite town/city | |
| 7. | Das ist mein Lieblingslied. | 7. | This is my favourite/favorite song. | |
| Verfasser {m} von Hintergrundberichten; Verfasser {m} von Schwerpunktartikeln (in einer Zeitung) | features writer; features editor; feature writer [Am.]; feature editor [Am.] (in a newspaper) | |||
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| Belletrist {m}; Belletristin {f} | fiction writer | |||
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