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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

Related Forms:

  • authorial au·tho′·rial (ô t̸hôr′ē əl) adjective

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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