文士|ぶんしbunshi[1]atamadaka (head-high)

1. nounman of letters; literary man
   知名ちめいの文士ぶんしたちの集あつまりが昨夜さくやあった。↗

   Noted literary personalities gathered together last evening.

• Synonym作家さっかNeutralThe everyday word for a writer; often means a novelist in particular but can cover creators of art in general. More modern than 「文士」.
• SynonymライターNeutralLoanword for a professional writer, usually one producing copy for magazines or the web; can also mean a literary writer. More modern than 「文士」.
• Synonym作者さくしゃNeutralThe creator of a particular work, not limited to literature; does not imply that writing is one's profession.
• Synonym文人ぶんじんNeutralA person of refined tastes who enjoys poetry, prose, calligraphy and painting; not necessarily a professional writer.
• Synonym物書きものかきCasualColloquial word for someone who writes, often with a self-deprecating or humble nuance, as in 「しがない物書き」; more casual than 「文士」.
• Synonym著述家ちょじゅつかWrittenWritten-style and rare; stresses making a living by writing books, with less of a literary flavor than 「文士」.
• Synonym著作家ちょさくかWrittenWritten-style and rare; stresses authoring books as a profession. Synonymous with 「著述家」.
• Synonym文筆家ぶんぴつかWrittenWritten-style term for someone who earns a living by writing; a modern word, whereas 「文士」 carries an old-time flavor.
• Related著者ちょしゃNeutralThe author of a particular book; tied to a specific work and not a word for the profession of writing.
• Related筆者ひっしゃWrittenWritten-style; the writer of the text at hand, and also used by authors to refer to themselves.
• RelatedライターNeutralLoanword for a professional writer, usually one producing copy for magazines or the web; can also mean a literary writer. More modern than 「文士」.
• Related書き手かきてCasualColloquial; the person doing the writing, and by extension someone skilled at calligraphy or painting. Focuses on who holds the pen, not a profession.
• Related原作者げんさくしゃNeutralThe original author whose novel or script a film or drama is based on; used in adaptation contexts.
• Related原著者げんちょしゃWrittenWritten-style; the author of the original book before it is translated or adapted.
• Related執筆者しっぴつしゃWrittenWritten-style; the person who wrote a given book or article, alone or with co-authors. Stresses the act of writing, not a profession.
• Related著作者ちょさくしゃFormalFormal; the creator of a copyrighted work and a term of copyright law. Not always the same person as the copyright holder.
• RelatedオーサーCasualLoanword for 'author'; rare in speech, seen mostly in the author fields of websites and systems.
• Antonym武人ぶじんWrittenWritten-style; a military man whose trade is arms — the counterpart of the pen-wielding 「文士」.

「文士」 is an old-fashioned word for a professional man of letters (「文士劇」). Today say 「作家」; 「ライター」 covers professional writers for magazines or the web; 「物書き」 is a humble, self-mocking label. 「著者」「作者」「筆者」 name the writer of a given book, work or text, not a profession; 「文人」 implies refined tastes, not a job. 「文筆家」「著述家」「著作家」 are written-style terms for living by one's pen; 「執筆者」「著作者」「原作者」「原著者」「オーサー」 are formal, technical or niche, tied to specific texts or copyright; 「書き手」 is casual. Antonym: 「武人」, a man of arms.

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1. 文筆ぶんぴつを職業しょくぎょうとする人ひと。