† authorern.
Obsolete. rare.
A person who is the cause or instigator of something; = author n. 4b.
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the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > agent or person who causes
causec1374
authora1382
workerc1384
causerc1386
begetterc1390
causac1420
workera1425
upraiserc1440
inspirerc1450
procurer1451
occasioner?c1452
procurator1486
purchaser1548
authorera1556
wielder1570
agent1571
effector1586
effecter1591
authoress1592
effectress1601
effectrix1611
performer1616
inducera1631
causeress1631
causatrix1649
father-in-law1650
pregnatress1651
matter1686
energizer1804
establisher1812
bringer1866
a1556 T. Cranmer Remains (1833) II. 249 The authorers and procurers of these seditions.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2014; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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