Synonyms of author

author 1 of 2

noun

ˈȯ-thər 

1

as in writer

a person who creates a written work

a brilliant novel by a first-time author

Synonyms & Similar Words

• writer
• novelist
• biographer
• poet
• storyteller
• man of letters
• pen
• woman of letters
• litterateur
• screenwriter
• blogger
• playwright
• coauthor
• penman
• columnist
• scrivener
• dramatist
• stylist
• scribe
• reporter
• journalist
• cowriter
• ghostwriter
• autobiographer
• essayist
• wordsmith
• memoirist
• hagiographer
• scribbler
• scriptwriter
• memorialist
• auteur
• fictionist
• pamphleteer
• fabulist
• belletrist
• fictioneer
• scenarist
• hack
• satirist
• bard
• sportswriter
• newspaperman
• hatchet man
• versifier
• romancer
• wordmonger
• coscenarist
• paragrapher
• rhymer
• proser
• prosaist
• prosateur

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• nonauthor

2

as in founder

a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor

the author of modern genetics

Synonyms & Similar Words

• founder
• creator
• father
• inventor
• originator
• pioneer
• initiator
• maker
• generator
• founding father
• begetter
• designer
• inaugurator
• establisher
• sire
• instituter
• innovator
• cofounder
• researcher
• developer
• builder
• producer
• formulator
• introducer
• cocreator
• organizer
• promoter
• contriver
• deviser
• spawner
• conceiver
• inspirer
• encourager
• researchist
• inspiration
• galvanizer

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• student
• pupil
• disciple
• supporter
• follower

3

as in Creator

capitalized the being worshipped as the creator and ruler of the universe

let us thank the Author of our being for all the blessings He has bestowed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• Creator
• God
• Father
• King
• Lord
• Divinity
• Almighty
• Providence
• Maker
• Yahweh
• Eternal
• Jehovah
• Everlasting
• Allah
• deity
• Godhead
• Supreme Being

author

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verb

as in to write

to compose and set down on paper the words of

authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson

Synonyms & Similar Words

• write
• pen
• compose
• letter
• scratch (out)
• scribble
• print
• rewrite
• record
• craft
• type
• word
• revise
• sign
• phrase
• draft
• formulate
• draw up
• cast
• recast
• transcribe
• prepare
• pencil (in)
• take down
• autograph
• redraft
• register
• couch
• typewrite
• frame
• express
• put

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of author

Noun

As the author points out, our autonomy has been removed from us piece by piece. — Torie Bosch, STAT, 5 Sep. 2026

Its author, Frederic Spotts, argues that Hitler, a painter in his youth, saw himself as an artist reshaping the cultural essence of Germany. — Antonia Hitchens, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

The bill, authored by Democratic Assemblymember Al Muratsuchi, is an attempt to make sure that doesn’t happen again, adding teeth to background check mandates in place since 2025. — Holly McDede, ProPublica, 31 Aug. 2026

One such collection of it-narratives survives in the form of the tiny manuscript books authored by children associated with the prominent New England Hale family. — Literary Hub, 28 Aug. 2026