full-time writer

collocation in English

meaningsoffull-timeandwriter

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full-time
adjective
adverb
uk
/ˌfʊlˈtaɪm/
us
/ˌfʊlˈtaɪm/
(of work or education) done for the whole of a ...
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writer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈraɪ.tər/
us
/ˈraɪ.t̬ɚ/
a person who writes books or articles to ...
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(Definition offull-timeandwriterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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I do not see why an author should be afull-timewriter.
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In a great majority of instances, he is probbly better not being afull-timewriter.
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Afull-timewriter, he also designed his own book covers and publicity.
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He left teaching to become afull-timewriter.
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He has been afull-timewriterever since.
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She has been afull-timewritersince 1990.
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In 1995, he took early retirement to become afull-timewriter.
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She became afull-timewriterfollowing her divorce in 1968.
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In 1929, he abandoned his railway engineering career and became afull-timewriter.
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His first book was published in 1969, and he became afull-timewriterin 1980.
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Afterwards she worked as a teacher and film extra but was primarily afull-timewriter.
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He became afull-timewriterafter working for 12 years as a doctor.
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He worked as a primary school teacher before he became afull-timewriter.
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From 1960 he became afull-timewriterand photographer on natural history.
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Two years later, she left her teaching career to become afull-timewriter.
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After that he became afull-timewriterand poet.
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When his novels proved popular, he became afull-timewriter.
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He wrote on history before leaving academia to become afull-timewriterof fantasy novels.
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This success prompted him to become afull-timewriter.
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Following his retirement, he embarked on a second career as afull-timewriterand speaker.
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