rewriter

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026

re•write /v. riˈraɪt; n. ˈriˌraɪt/   v., -wrote, -writ•ten, -writ•ing, n. 
v. [~ + object]

1. to write in a different manner;
   revise:
   Please rewrite this essay; it's confusing.
2. to write again:
   to rewrite a check.
3. to write up (news sent in by a reporter) for a newspaper.

n. [countable]

4. something written again in a different manner;
   a revision.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026

re•write  (v. rē rīt′;n. rē′rīt′), v., -wrote, -writ•ten, -writ•ing, n. 
v.t. 

1. to write in a different form or manner;
   revise:
   to rewrite the entire book.
2. to write again.
3. to write (news submitted by a reporter) for inclusion in a newspaper.

n. 

4. the news story rewritten.
5. something written in a different form or manner;
   revision.

• re- + write 1560–70

re•writ′er, n.