51³Ō¹Ļ

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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.Ģżthe 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

/ É”ĖĖˆĪøÉ”ĖrÉŖÉ™l, ĖˆÉ”ĖĪøÉ™ /

noun

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

  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

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. to write or originate

ā€œCollins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridgedā€ 2012 Digital Edition Ā© William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 Ā© HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51³Ō¹Ļ Forms

  • authorial adjective
  • authorless adjective
  • multiauthored adjective
  • proauthor adjective
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of author1

First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English auct(h)or, from Latin auctor ā€œfounder, originator, writer,ā€ equivalent to ²¹³Ü²µ(ŧ°ł±š) ā€œto increaseā€ ( augment ) + -tor -tor; replacing Middle English auto(u)r, from Anglo-French; Old French autor, from Latin, as above
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51³Ō¹Ļ History and Origins

Origin of author1

C14: from Old French autor, from Latin auctor author, from ²¹³Ü²µÅ§°ł±š to increase
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Catch Ken Womack in conversation with author Stephen T. Lewis at Rough Trade in NYC on Monday, June 23rd at 6:30 p.m.

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I think there is a real possibility — though not a certainty — that Justice Gorsuch, who authored the Bostock opinion, will also believe that heightened scrutiny is appropriate here.

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"They want to play to the regime's fears of losing control as part of their psychological warfare," says Anshel Pfeffer, Israel Correspondent at The Economist and author of a biography of Netanyahu.

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ā€œFoxā€ has the bones of a potboiler but is supported by the sinew of the author’s elegant structure and syntax.

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