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authoress

[ aw-ther-is ]

noun

  1. a woman who is an author.


authoress

/ ˈɔːθəˌ°ůɛ˛ő /

noun

  1. old-fashioned.
    a female author
“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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Usage

Gender-neutral form: author
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Gender Note

What's the difference between authoress and author? See -ess.
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˜yĐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of authoress1

First recorded in 1485–95; author + -ess
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Example Sentences

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"To differing degrees the social services and police's responses to the situation that they found themselves in was that they were the authoresses of their own misfortunes," he said.

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They published under their own names at a time when English “authoresses” were expected to hide behind gender-ambiguous pseudonyms or remain anonymous.

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‘All is sweet, pure, and healthy.’” continued the perplexed authoress.

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Imitation is the sincerest form of Flannery as a new “American Masters” recalls the life and times of beloved authoress Flannery O’Connor.

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Midler went on a multicity book tour, sporting special hats that she commissioned to celebrate her new life as “an authoress.”

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