copywriter

[ kop-ee-rahy-ter ]

noun

1. a writer of copy, especially for advertisements or publicity releases.

copywriter

/ ˈkɒpɪˌraɪtə /

noun

1. a person employed to write advertising copy

Derived Forms

• ˈcopyˌwriting, noun

Other Words From

• copy·writing noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of copywriter¹

First recorded in 1910–15; copy + writer

Example Sentences

And the narrative she’s crafted for herself — a feminist art scholar turned advertising copywriter and single mother turned happily remarried TV writer turned novelist turned poet — bucks society’s expectations.

From Los Angeles Times

Robinson started her writing career in advertising, working as a copywriter for Foote, Cone & Belding under the tutelage of Helen Gurley Brown, who would go on to helm Cosmopolitan magazine for more than three decades.

From Los Angeles Times

The author is a television writer and freelance copywriter.

From Los Angeles Times

She recounts her experiences as a fashion illustrator, designer, creative writer and copywriter.

From Los Angeles Times

After graduating, she worked as a copywriter for the fashion trade journal Women’s Wear Daily.

From Los Angeles Times