Definition of coauthor
plural coauthors
or co-authors
: one who collaborates with another person in authoring a literary or dramatic work, a document, a legislative bill, etc.
- coauthors of many books and plays
- the coauthors of new legislation
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coauthor
or co-author transitive verb coauthored or co-authored; coauthoring or co-authoring-
- … he coauthored legislation … requiring the publication on the Internet of the cost of all federal contracts, grants, and congressional "earmarks,"…
- —Michael Tomasky
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- a co-authored book
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coauthorship
play \(ˌ)kō-ˈȯ-thər-ˌship\ or co-authorship noun-
- … accepting coauthorship on studies to which they did not significantly contribute.
- —Mary Murray
