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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

/ ɔːˈθɔːrɪəl; ˈɔːθə /

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 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٳ·· [aw-, thawr, -ee-, uh, l, aw-, thohr, -], adjective
  • tǰ· adjective
  • ܱt·tǰ adjective
  • ·tǰ adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of author1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English auct(h)or, from Latin auctor “founder, originator, writer,” equivalent to ܲ(ŧ) “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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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of author1

C14: from Old French autor, from Latin auctor author, from ܲŧ to increase
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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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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.”

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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.

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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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