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(ɔːθəʳ)

Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural authors, present participle authoring, past tense, past participle authored

1. countable noun

The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.

She is the joint author of a booklet on Integrated Education. [+ of]

2. countable noun

An author is a person whose job is writing books.

...Philip Pullman, the best-selling author of children's fiction.

3. countable noun

The author of a plan or proposal is the person who thinks of it and works out the details.

The authors of the plan believe they can reach this point within about two years. [+ of]

4. verb

To author something means to be the author of it.

Then he opened a restaurant, authored a book, and landed his own radio show. [VERB noun]

5. See also co-author

More Synonyms of author

author in British English

(ˈɔːθə)

noun

a person who composes a book, article, or other written work

▶ Related adjective: 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 (transitive)

to write or originate

Derived forms

authorial (ɔːˈθɔːrɪəl)

adjective

Word origin

C14: from Old French autor, from Latin auctor author, from augēre to increase

author in American English

(ˈɔθər)

noun

a person who makes or originates something; creator; originator

“author of liberty”

a writer of a book, article, etc.; often specif., a person whose profession is writingbooks

verb transitive

to be the author of

Derived forms

authorial (auˈthorial) (ɔˈθɔriəl)

adjective

Word origin

ME autour < OFr autor < L auctor, enlarger, author < augere, to increase: see wax1

Examples of 'author' in a sentence
author

She had once wondered how someone could spend an entire term just teaching about one author.Edward was immediately spoken of as if he were himself an established author, even a literary authority.He's a highly regarded member of the faculty, fully tenured, the author of a definitive textbook.Spurning her suitors, superior without being arrogant, she clearly is the object of her author 's admiration.

Quotations

There is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in thisC.N. Bovee

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author

British English: author /ˈɔːθə/ NOUN

The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it.

...the author of the report.

American English: author
Arabic: مُؤَلِّف
Brazilian Portuguese: autor
Chinese: 作者
Croatian: autor
Czech: autor
Danish: forfatter
Dutch: auteur
European Spanish: autor
Finnish: kirjailija
French: auteur
German: Autor
Greek: συγγραφέας
Italian: autore
Japanese: 著者
Korean: 저자
Norwegian: forfatter
Polish: autor
European Portuguese: autor
Romanian: autor
Russian: автор
Latin American Spanish: autor
Swedish: författare
Thai: นักประพันธ์
Turkish: yazar
Ukrainian: автор
Vietnamese: tác giả

Chinese translation of 'author'

author

(ˈɔːθəʳ)

n (c)

(= writer)
1. [of novel] 作家 (zuòjiā) (位, wèi)
2. [of text] 作者 (zuòzhě) (个(個), gè)
(= originator) [of plan, scheme] 发(發)起人 (fāqǐrén)

1 (noun) in the sense of writer

Definition

a person who writes a book, article, or other written work

She's the author of the book `Give your Child Music'.

Synonyms

writer

detective stories by American writers

composer

novelist

The key to success as a romantic novelist is absolute belief in your story.

hack

tabloid hacks, always eager to find a story

creator

columnist

scribbler

scribe

another scribe had added the last words

essayist

wordsmith

penpusher

littérateur

man or woman of letters

2 (noun) in the sense of creator

Definition

an originator or creator

the authors of the plan

Synonyms

creator

George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars films

father

He was the father of modern photography.

mother

parent

He is regarded as one of the parents of modern classical music.

maker

Japan's two largest car makers

producer

producers of precision instruments and electrical equipment

framer

designer

Paxton was a brilliant designer of cast-iron structures.

founder

She was the founder of the medical faculty.

architect

the country's chief architect of economic reform

planner

inventor

the inventor of the telephone

mover

originator

the originator of the theory of relativity

prime mover

doer

initiator

begetter

fabricator

related words

related adjective auctorial

Quotation

There is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this [C.N. Bovee]

Additional synonyms

in the sense of architect

Definition

any planner or creator

the country's chief architect of economic reform

Synonyms

creator,

father,

shaper,

engineer,

author,

maker,

designer,

founder,

deviser,

planner,

inventor,

contriver,

originator,

prime mover,

instigator,

initiator

in the sense of begetter

Synonyms

creator,

author,

founder,

architect,

inventor,

originator

in the sense of designer

Definition

a person who draws up original sketches or plans from which things are made

Paxton was a brilliant designer of cast-iron structures.

Synonyms

producer,

architect,

deviser,

creator,

planner,

inventor,

artificer,

originator

Synonyms of 'author'

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单词	author
释义	Trends of author View usage for: author (ɔːθəʳ) Word forms: plural, 3rd person singular presenttense, plural authors, present participle authoring, past tense, past participle authored 1. countable noun The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it. She is the joint author of a booklet on Integrated Education. [+ of] 2. countable noun An author is a person whose job is writing books. ...Philip Pullman, the best-selling author of children's fiction. 3. countable noun The author of a plan or proposal is the person who thinks of it and works out the details. The authors of the plan believe they can reach this point within about two years. [+ of] 4. verb To author something means to be the author of it. Then he opened a restaurant, authored a book, and landed his own radio show. [VERB noun] 5. See also co-author More Synonyms of author author in British English (ˈɔːθə) noun 1. a person who composes a book, article, or other written work ▶ Related adjective: 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 verb (transitive) 5. to write or originate Derived forms authorial (ɔːˈθɔːrɪəl) adjective Word origin C14: from Old French autor, from Latin auctor author, from augēre to increase author in American English (ˈɔθər) noun 1. a person who makes or originates something; creator; originator “author of liberty” 2. a writer of a book, article, etc.; often specif., a person whose profession is writingbooks verb transitive 3. to be the author of Derived forms authorial (auˈthorial) (ɔˈθɔriəl) adjective Word origin ME autour < OFr autor < L auctor, enlarger, author < augere, to increase: see wax1 Examples of 'author' in a sentence author She had once wondered how someone could spend an entire term just teaching about one author. Lowry, Lois ANASTASIA KRUPNIK (3-IN-1) (2002) Edward was immediately spoken of as if he were himself an established author, even a literary authority. Alan Judd THE DEVIL'S OWN WORK (2002) He's a highly regarded member of the faculty, fully tenured, the author of a definitive textbook. Tapply, William G A RODENT OF DOUBT (2002) Spurning her suitors, superior without being arrogant, she clearly is the object of her author 's admiration. Howker, Janni ISAAC CAMPION (2002) Quotations There is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in thisC.N. Bovee In other languages author British English: author /ˈɔːθə/ NOUN The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it. ...the author of the report. American English: author Arabic: مُؤَلِّف Brazilian Portuguese: autor Chinese: 作者 Croatian: autor Czech: autor Danish: forfatter Dutch: auteur European Spanish: autor Finnish: kirjailija French: auteur German: Autor Greek: συγγραφέας Italian: autore Japanese: 著者 Korean: 저자 Norwegian: forfatter Polish: autor European Portuguese: autor Romanian: autor Russian: автор Latin American Spanish: autor Swedish: författare Thai: นักประพันธ์ Turkish: yazar Ukrainian: автор Vietnamese: tác giả Chinese translation of 'author' author (ˈɔːθəʳ) n (c) (= writer) [of novel] 作家 (zuòjiā) (位, wèi) [of text] 作者 (zuòzhě) (个(個), gè) (= originator) [of plan, scheme] 发(發)起人 (fāqǐrén) 1 (noun) in the sense of writer Definition a person who writes a book, article, or other written work She's the author of the book `Give your Child Music'. Synonyms writer detective stories by American writers composer novelist The key to success as a romantic novelist is absolute belief in your story. hack tabloid hacks, always eager to find a story creator columnist scribbler scribe another scribe had added the last words essayist wordsmith penpusher littérateur man or woman of letters 2 (noun) in the sense of creator Definition an originator or creator the authors of the plan Synonyms creator George Lucas, the creator of the Star Wars films father He was the father of modern photography. mother parent He is regarded as one of the parents of modern classical music. maker Japan's two largest car makers producer producers of precision instruments and electrical equipment framer designer Paxton was a brilliant designer of cast-iron structures. founder She was the founder of the medical faculty. architect the country's chief architect of economic reform planner inventor the inventor of the telephone mover originator the originator of the theory of relativity prime mover doer initiator begetter fabricator related words related adjective auctorial Quotation There is probably no hell for authors in the next world - they suffer so much from critics and publishers in this [C.N. Bovee] Additional synonyms in the sense of architect Definition any planner or creator the country's chief architect of economic reform Synonyms creator, father, shaper, engineer, author, maker, designer, founder, deviser, planner, inventor, contriver, originator, prime mover, instigator, initiator in the sense of begetter Synonyms creator, author, founder, architect, inventor, originator in the sense of designer Definition a person who draws up original sketches or plans from which things are made Paxton was a brilliant designer of cast-iron structures. Synonyms producer, architect, deviser, creator, planner, inventor, artificer, originator Synonyms of 'author' author Explore 'author' in the dictionary
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