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author Definition

au·thor (ô′t̸hər)

noun

  1. a person who makes or originates something; creator; originator “author of liberty”
  2. a writer of a book, article, etc.; often specif., a person whose profession is writing books

Etymology: ME autour < OFr autor < L auctor, enlarger, author < augere, to increase: see wax

transitive verb

to be the author of

author Related Forms

au·tho′·rial (ô t̸hôr′ē əl) adjective

author Synonyms

author

n.

  1. One who originates

    inventor, originator, creator, architect, framer, artificer, discoverer, innovator, maker, planner, strategist, designer, projector, founder, father, organizer, prompter, producer, fabricator, artist, composer, begetter, prime mover, initiator, the brains*.

  2. One who writes

    writer, novelist, essayist, poet, short-story writer, dramatist, playwright, biographer, journalist, columnist, contributor, littérateur (French), belletrist, script writer, scenario writer, scenarist, screenwriter, librettist, scribe, penman, poetess, authoress, literary man, ghostwriter, encyclopedist, lexicographer, scholar, critic, annotator, hack, hack writer, scribbler, freelance writer, ghost*; see also writer.

    Antonyms reader*, audience*, publisher.

author Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • contribute: All material on this collaboration platform is the property of the contributing authors.
  • publish: She is a published author and has presented at conferences here and abroad.

Converse of subject

  • express: The views expressed by the author are not necessarily those of the commissioning or funding bodies.
  • intend: They so skew the meaning of the biblical text that it comes out saying something entirely different than what was intended by the author.

Adjective modifier

  • best-selling: For the first time ever, real estate attorney and best-selling author William Bronchick presents a comprehensive picture of exactly what's available.
  • respective: Work submitted by members remains the copyright of the respective authors.
  • corresponding: Corresponding author Z. Xiong, Department of Plant Pathology, Forbes 204, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA.
  • acclaimed: Acclaimed author and journalist Karl Taro Greenfeld was on the spot when the disease was discovered.
  • award-winning: For A Level For A level see Advanced Geography - the definitive textbook for the AS/A2 syllabuses and written by award-winning author Garrett Nagle.
  • favorite: Do you have any favorite authors you admire or who have influenced your work?

Modifies a noun

  • victor: Renowned author victor the renowned academic delay reserve your.
  • Michelle: Pennsylvania conservative who and author michelle in pennsylvania earlier.

Possessives

  • surname: The bibliography is arranged in alphabetical order according to authors ' surnames.
  • conclusion: Authors ' conclusions The scientific strength of the studies reviewed was poor.
  • intention: So parochial a reduction of scope cannot have been these authors ' intention.
  • name: Alerts may includes searches for journal titles and searches for authors ' names and keywords from the titles of articles and papers.

Preposition: of

  • novel: She is the author of nine novels, including three international bestsellers.
  • book: Author of three local books of walks around Hebden Bridge.
  • article: Kelly Davis, author of this article, is Director of NB!
  • best-seller: Richard Benson, the author of unexpected best-seller The Farm will be appear at Honiton library.