anonymous writer

collocation in English

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anonymous
adjective
uk
/əˈnɒn.ɪ.məs/us
/əˈnɑː.nə.məs/
made or done by someone whose name is not known or not ...
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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 ofanonymousandwriterfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Oneanonymouswriterwas keen to express his 'humble protest as a working man' against the 'insinuations' made in the newspaper reports.
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In the textile industry's centenary volume, ananonymouswriterdeclared triumphantly in 1951 that 'crude and corrupt methods have now thoroughly been discredited'.
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That is why he preferred to answer ananonymouswriterwho was speaking only for himself.
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Ananonymouswriterprobably filled out the missing verses.
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Galloway was a voluminous, though, for the most part,anonymouswriter.
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Oneanonymouswriterdescribed the symphony as the crown of music in our time.
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There are a number of versions, the earliest of which was compiled by ananonymouswriterin the 11th century.
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Folklore says that the rhyme was made up by ananonymouswriteras a tune to sell newspapers.
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Blue was supported by ananonymouswriterin 1936 as the second day of the week, but he stated that red was the first day of the week.
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This adds to the difficulty of attribution, especially of anonymous writers.
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Another potentially apocryphal story has a reward being offered to the anonymous writers if they came forward.
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