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copywriter

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈkɒpiˌɹaɪtə/
  • US: /ˈkɑːpiˌɹaɪtɚ/
  • homophone: copyrighter
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: K AA1 P IY0 R AY2 T ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A person who writes advertising copy (the text used in advertisements).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: advertising, business, marketing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person employed to write advertising or publicity copy

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: employee

History

Etymology

From copy + writer.

Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Armenian: գովազդագիր (govazdagir) — person who writes advertising copy
  • Chinese Mandarin: 廣告文案編輯員 /广告文案编辑员 (guǎnggào wén'àn biānjíyuán) — person who writes advertising copy
  • Czech: copywriter — person who writes advertising copy
  • Dutch: copywriter — person who writes advertising copy
  • Dutch: tekstschrijver — person who writes advertising copy
  • Dutch: tekstschrijfster — person who writes advertising copy
  • Finnish: tekstisuunnittelija — person who writes advertising copy
  • Finnish: tekstitoimittaja — person who writes advertising copy
  • Finnish: copywriter — person who writes advertising copy
  • French: rédacteur — person who writes advertising copy
  • French: concepteur-rédacteur — person who writes advertising copy
  • Georgian: კოპირაიტერი (ḳoṗiraiṭeri) — person who writes advertising copy
  • Georgian: სარეკლამო განცხადებების შემდგენელი (sareḳlamo gancxadebebis šemdgeneli) — person who writes advertising copy
  • Georgian: ტექსტის დამწერი (ṭeksṭis damc̣eri) — person who writes advertising copy
  • Georgian: სარეკლამო ტექსტების შემდგენელი (sareḳlamo ṭeksṭebis šemdgeneli) — person who writes advertising copy
  • German: Werbetexter — person who writes advertising copy
  • German: Werbetexterin — person who writes advertising copy
  • German: Copywriter — person who writes advertising copy
  • Indonesian: penulis wara — person who writes advertising copy
  • Italian: redattore — person who writes advertising copy
  • Japanese: コピーライター (kopīraitā) — person who writes advertising copy
  • Korean: 카피라이터 (kapiraiteo) — person who writes advertising copy
  • Malay: penulis iklan — person who writes advertising copy
  • Polish: copywriter — person who writes advertising copy
  • Portuguese: redator — person who writes advertising copy
  • Romanian: copywriter — person who writes advertising copy
  • Russian: копира́йтер (kopirájtɛr) — person who writes advertising copy
  • Spanish: redactor — person who writes advertising copy
  • Swedish: copywriter — person who writes advertising copy
  • Turkish: metin yazarı — person who writes advertising copy
  • Ukrainian: копіра́йтер (kopirájter) — person who writes advertising copy