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copywriter

copywriter

17 5.3
A person who writes the words for ads and other promotion
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑːpiˌraɪtər/
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  • In the city, Debra had been an ad copywriter at a big midtown agency.
  • freelance copywriter

I'm dying for a kick ass copywriter.

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Examples

  • I'm a senior copywriter and at a company out here in LA.

  • He's an award-winning copywriter; he likes to remind me.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • So make sure that the copywriter is asking you really good questions as well!

    Blog text (6)
  • Just a copywriter for an ad agency.

  • Search for a copywriter with these filters.

  • You were a junior copywriter, but you were promoted to full copywriter in 5 short months.

  • I'm a great copywriter, Jill.

  • After I graduated, I came here to Unilectron as a copywriter.

  • In 1983, I was hired by Hakuhodo Incorporated, Japan's second largest advertising agency, as an English-language copywriter.

    Academic text (2001)
  • As a copywriter, she crafted compelling advertisements for a major brand.

Synonyms

writer
vscopywriter
1.0

A person who creates books, articles, or stories

focuses on producing text for advertisements and publicity

Surface Forms

copywriter singular
copywriters plural

Morphology

copywriter = copy + writer (semi-transparent) = copy + writer

The structure 'copy' + 'writer' is clear, but 'copy' has a specialized advertising sense that not all learners know.

Etymology

Copywriter joins copy and writer. Copy originally meant 'text to be printed' and now often means 'text for ads', and writer means 'one who writes', so a copywriter is a person who writes words to sell or promote something.