escritor

/eskɾiˈtoɾ/ · B1 · noun · m

writer

escritor — writer

✍️📖 escritor = escrit (written) + -or (one who): one who writes, a scribe

From Latin scriptor, from scribere, to write. It shares a root with English script, scribble and scribe. The Spanish verb is escribir, and like actor or doctor, the -or ending marks the person doing the action.

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