A reporter who frequently travels to conduct research, interview witnesses, etc., and then conveys the information to a rewriteman who writes up the story.
A person hired to carry out errands or (often) menial tasks, frequently requiring travel from place to place; an errand boy or errand girl, a runner.
A person who writes, or produces literary work; an author can refer to themself as "the writer".
An ordinary legal practitioner in Scottish country towns.
A petty officer in the United States navy who keeps the watch-muster and other books of the ship.
A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the East India Company, who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
A graffiti artist.
Anything that writes or produces output.
The seller of an option.