subwriter

noun

sub·writ·er ˈsəb-ˌrī-tər

variants or sub-writer

plural subwriters or sub-writers

: a writer (as of a television show or magazine column) who is subordinate to another writer

If you're a sub-writer on a daytime serial you don't have to come up with an outline. The head writer will send it to you.—

Larry Brody

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler

The first known use of subwriter was in 1856

See more words from the same year

subworld

subwriter

subxerophilous

See all Nearby Words

Style

“Subwriter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/subwriter. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.

Copy Citation

Get Word of the Day daily email!