author

noun

au·thor | \ ˈȯ-thər

Definition of author

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 : the writer of a literary work (such as a book) a famous author

2a : one that originates or creates something : source software authors film authors the author of this crime

b capitalized : god sense 1

author

verb

authored; authoring; authors

Definition of author (Entry 2 of 2)

transitive verb

: to be the author of : write a writer who has authored several best sellers

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Synonyms & Antonyms for author

Synonyms: Noun

litterateur (or littérateur), pen, penman, scribe, scrivener, writer

Synonyms: Verb

pen, scratch (out), scribble, write

Antonyms: Noun

nonauthor

Examples of author in a Sentence

Noun

The author of the article didn't check his facts. I enjoyed the book, but I can't remember the name of the author. She is the author of a plan for reforming the school system.

Verb

authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson

Recent Examples on the Web: Noun

Yesterday, the 33-year-old model, author, and mother of two made a point of dedicating an Instagram post to her #MyWishForMoms initiative, which raises awareness around maternal mental health. — Lauren Valenti, Vogue, "Why Chrissy Teigen’s Nude Pregnancy Snap Was a Mother’s Day Mic-Drop," 13 May 2019 The author, 71, has written 179 books, which have been translated into 43 languages. — Samantha Leach, Glamour, "How The Hell Has Danielle Steel Managed to Write 179 Books?," 9 May 2019 Gretchen Lidicker is the author of CBD Oil: Everyday Secrets and the forthcoming Magnesium: Everyday Secrets (available April 30, 2019). — Gretchen Lidicker, Marie Claire, "CBD Completely Changed How I Handled My Anxiety," 18 Apr. 2019 Most Read Stories Lorene Edwards Forkner is an author, speaker and editor. — Lorene Edwards Forkner, The Seattle Times, "Richard Hartlage composes kaleidoscopic landscapes of bulbs — for Chihuly Garden and Glass, and his home," 13 Apr. 2019 The Iraq fiasco had multiple authors, but the distinctive neoconservative contribution is a peculiar brand of generically pro-war thinking. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "The Weekly Standard’s demise is a reminder that there are some ideas worse than Trumpism," 5 Dec. 2018 Just in time for 4/20, budding cannabis lifestyle brand Higher Standards is releasing a collaboration with renowned potter, designer, and author Jonathan Adler. — Jennifer Milne, ELLE Decor, "In Time for 4/20, the Ultimate and Uber-Chic Weed Accessories from Jonathan Adler," 19 Apr. 2019 Fosse had previously been married to his dance partner Mary Ann Niles; McCracken's first husband was Jack Dunphy, an author who would go on to become Truman Capote's longterm partner. — Caroline Hallemann, Town & Country, "Joan McCracken Was More than Bob Fosse's Second Wife," 17 Apr. 2019 This approach was confirmed by Katharine Hayhoe, a scientist who helped author this section. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Trump administration organizes pushback against its own climate report," 3 Dec. 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Verb

Scanlan himself co-authored a 2012 study on weighted blankets and anxiety published in the journal Australasian Psychiatry. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "Do Weighted Blankets Even Do Anything for Anxiety?," 7 May 2019 And as Farrow and Mayer note (Mayer co-authored a 1994 book with Jill Abramson on the Thomas confirmation hearings), three women were willing to testify in support of Hill’s account, but Biden failed to call them. — Anna North, Vox, "The striking parallels between Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas," 14 Sep. 2018 Eggleston co-authored a 2016 report published online in the Annals of Emergency that described two men who died after ingesting large amounts of loperamide. — The Washington Post, AL.com, "Getting high from Imodium? FDA fights diarrhea medicine called 'poor man's methadone'," 30 Jan. 2018 Last year, Hart and Lloyd co-authored a beautiful cookbook with two other women who run the farm: Lloyd’s daughter, Jennifer Lloyd-Karr, and Elizabeth Young. — Catherine M. Allchin, The Seattle Times, "Meals at Stowel Lake Farm celebrate its organic vegetable garden, and its intergenerational community," 5 Feb. 2019 Alyson Stoner Creates the Playlist to Her Life InterACT co-authored the legislation with Equality California and Senator Scott Wiener. — Kitty Stryker, Teen Vogue, "California Is the First State to Condemn Intersex Genital Mutilation," 29 Aug. 2018 Snyder authored one of the greatest turnaround jobs in sports history, inheriting a program that had won 299 games in its first 93 years. — Blair Kerkhoff, kansascity, "Bill Snyder remembers roots at dedication in his name," 12 July 2018 Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill authored a friend of the court brief signed by 15 other states urging the court to rule that Louisiana can declare Planned Parenthood unqualified to receive Medicaid reimbursements. — Maureen Groppe, Indianapolis Star, "Supreme Court opening: Indiana's Amy Coney Barrett a favorite of grassroots conservatives," 8 July 2018 The group has authored studies about police use-of-force incidents and offered guidelines about community policing and crime prevention. — Jason Pohl, azcentral, "Phoenix police gets go-ahead for $149K study into police shootings as record pace continues," 5 July 2018

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