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author
[ aw-ther ]
noun
- a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
- the literary production or productions of a writer:
to find a passage in an author.
- the maker of anything; creator; originator:
the author of a new tax plan.
- Computers. the writer of a software program, especially a hypertext or multimedia application.
verb (used with object)
- to write; be the author of:
He authored a history of the Civil War.
- to originate; create a design for:
She authored a new system for teaching chemistry.
author
/ ɔːˈθɔːrɪəl; ˈɔːθə /
noun
- a person who composes a book, article, or other written work auctorial
- a person who writes books as a profession; writer
- the writings of such a person
reviewing a postwar author
- an originator or creator
the author of this plan
verb
- to write or originate
Derived Forms
- authorial, adjective
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·ٳ·· [aw-, thawr, -ee-, uh, l, aw-, thohr, -], adjective
- tǰ· adjective
- ܱt·tǰ adjective
- ·tǰ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of author1
Example Sentences
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.
But years later, I was working with a cookbook author who was developing a range of aioli recipes.
Gen. Rob Bonta, eight Democratic-leaning states filed suit in Boston and argued that Congress had approved the grants and that their sudden canceling was not “authorized by law.”
A new analysis from UCLA’s Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies authored by Michael Manville and Mott Smith claims that the so-called “mansion tax” has slowed down sales, especially for commercial properties.
To that end, the distributor is releasing its first animated film this month, called “The King of Kings,” in which author Charles Dickens tells his son the story of Jesus.
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