copywriter

noun

copy·​writ·​er ˈkä-pē-ˌrī-tər How to pronounce copywriter (audio)
: a writer of advertising or publicity copy

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This is because knowing how to target an audience and adhere to branding guidelines are useful traits for freelance copywriters, who spend most of their time serving businesses who need support with writing copy that engages their target clients and converts to leads. Rachel Wells, Forbes, 8 Jan. 2025 And in 2024, copywriters found their careers, seemingly doomed by AI, revived as humanizers for synthetic marketing content which does not pass an algorithmic, let alone a human, sniff test for quality. Susie Alegre, WIRED, 8 Jan. 2025 Sprint was selling Nokia phones as stocking stuffers, and the copywriters penned some hyperbolic copy that turned out to be a prescient understatement, at least for newspapers. Shelby Grad, Los Angeles Times, 16 Dec. 2024 Deanna Pai is a freelance writer, editor, and copywriter who's been writing about beauty, health, and wellness for more than a decade — as well as a longtime contributor to Allure. Deanna Pai, Allure, 13 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for copywriter 

Word History

First Known Use

1911, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of copywriter was in 1911

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“Copywriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/copywriter. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.

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copywriter

noun
copy·​writ·​er ˈkäp-ē-ˌrīt-ər How to pronounce copywriter (audio)
: a writer of advertising or publicity copy
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