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author

[ aw-ther ]

noun

  1. a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
  2. the literary production or productions of a writer:

    to find a passage in an author.

  3. the maker of anything; creator; originator:

    the author of a new tax plan.

  4. Computers. the writer of a software program, especially a hypertext or multimedia application.


verb (used with object)

  1. to write; be the author of:

    He authored a history of the Civil War.

  2. to originate; create a design for:

    She authored a new system for teaching chemistry.

author

/ É”ËˈθɔËrɪəl; ˈɔËθə /

noun

  1. a person who composes a book, article, or other written work auctorial
  2. a person who writes books as a profession; writer
  3. the writings of such a person

    reviewing a postwar author

  4. an originator or creator

    the author of this plan

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to write or originate
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • authorial, adjective
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹³Ü·³Ù³ó´Ç·°ù¾±Â·²¹±ô [aw-, thawr, -ee-, uh, l, aw-, thohr, -], adjective
  • ²¹³Üt³ó´Ç°ù·±ô±ð²õ²õ adjective
  • ³¾³Ü±ôt¾±Â·²¹³Üt³ó´Ç°ù±ð»å adjective
  • ±è°ù´Ç·²¹³Üt³ó´Ç°ù adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of author1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English auct(h)or, from Latin auctor “founder, originator, writer,†equivalent to ²¹³Ü²µ(ŧ°ù±ð) “to increase†( augment ) + -tor -tor; replacing Middle English auto(u)r, from Anglo-French; Old French autor, from Latin, as above
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of author1

C14: from Old French autor, from Latin auctor author, from ²¹³Ü²µÅ§°ù±ð to increase
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Example Sentences

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“It’s not something I grew up with,†said Ian MacAllen, author of “Red Sauce: How Italian Food Became American,†when I called him at his Brooklyn apartment.

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The official spoke anonymously because they were not authorized to talk to the media.

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Royal author Sally Beddell Smith, meanwhile, feels that the approach itself was a misstep.

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But after less than one year at USC, guard Wesley Yates III is entering the transfer portal, a person familiar with the decision but not authorized to speak publicly told the Times.

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But years later, I was working with a cookbook author who was developing a range of aioli recipes.

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