Definitions for authorˈɔ θər
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
au•thorˈɔ θər(n.)
the composer of a literary work; writer.
Category: Literature
the literature produced by a writer:
to edit an author.
Category: Literature
the maker of anything; creator; originator:
the author of a new tax plan.
Computers.the writer of a software program, esp. a hypertext or multimedia application.
Category: Computers
(v.t.)to be the author of.
Category: Literature
Origin of author:
1250–1300; earlier auct(h)or, ME auto(u)r < AF < L auctor writer, progenitor <augēre to increase, augment
au•tho•ri•alɔˈθɔr i əl, ɔˈθoʊr-(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
writer, author(noun)
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
generator, source, author(verb)
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
"he was the generator of several complaints"
author(verb)
be the author of
"She authored this play"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
author(noun)ˈɔ θər
a person who writes
a world-famous author; the author of the article
Wiktionary
author(Noun)
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
author(Noun)
Someone who writes books for a living; a bookwright.
author(Verb)
To create a work as its author.
Origin: From autour, from autor, from auctor, from augeo. The is unetymological as there is no in the original Latin spelling. This may be from the spelling autheur.
Webster Dictionary
Author(noun)
the beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator
Author(noun)
one who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler
Author(noun)
the editor of a periodical
Author(noun)
an informant
Author(verb)
to occasion; to originate
Author(verb)
to tell; to say; to declare
Translations for author
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
author(noun)
the writer of a book, article, play etc
He used to be a well-known author but his books are out of print now.
- outeur, skrywerAfrikaans

- كاتِب، مُؤلِّفArabic

- авторBulgarian

- autorPortuguese (BR)

- autorCzech

- der/die Autor(in)German

- forfatter; skribentDanish

- συγγραφέαςGreek

- autor; autoraSpanish

- kirjanik, autorEstonian

- نویسنده؛ مولفFarsi

- tekijäFinnish

- auteur/-eureFrench

- מחַבֵּרHebrew

- लेखकHindi

- autor, pisacCroatian

- szerzőHungarian

- pengarangIndonesian

- (rit)höfundurIcelandic

- autore, autriceItalian

- 著者Japanese

- 작가Korean

- autoriusLithuanian

- autorsLatvian

- penulisMalay

- auteurDutch

- forfatter, skribentNorwegian

- autorPolish

- نویسنده؛ مولفPersian

- لیکونکی، مولفPashto

- autorPortuguese

- autorRomanian

- авторRussian

- autor, -kaSlovak

- avtorSlovenian

- autor/autorkaSerbian

- författareSwedish

- ผู้เขียนThai

- yazarTurkish

- 作者Chinese (Trad.)

- автор, авторкаUkrainian

- مصنفUrdu

- tác giảVietnamese

- 作者Chinese (Simp.)

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