nonauthor

noun

non·​au·​thor ˌnän-ˈȯ-thər How to pronounce nonauthor (audio)
: a person who is not an author
… for a nonauthor such as herself, rewriting simply leads to more confusion, not less.Mary McAlpin

Word History

First Known Use

1906, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of nonauthor was in 1906

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“Nonauthor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonauthor. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.

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