Merriam-Webster Logo
SINCE 1828
Menu
dictionary thesaurus

Thesaurus

author

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of author

1 a person who creates a written work

  • a brilliant novel by a first-time author
Synonyms of author

litterateur (or littérateur), pen, penman, scribe, scrivener, writer
Words Related to author

auteur, belletrist (also belle-lettrist), stylist, wordsmith

coauthor, coscenarist, cowriter

ghostwriter, hack, hatchet man, scribbler, wordmonger

biographer, hagiographer

autobiographer, memoirist, memorialist

fabulist, fictioneer, fictionist, novelist, romancer, storyteller

essayist, pamphleteer, satirist

dramatist, playwright, scenarist, screenwriter, scriptwriter

prosaist, prosateur, proser

bard, poet, rhymer, versifier

blogger, columnist, journalist, newspaperman, paragrapher, reporter, sportswriter
Phrases Synonymous with author

man of letters, woman of letters
Antonyms of author

nonauthor

2 a person who establishes a whole new field of endeavor

  • the author of modern genetics
Synonyms of author

begetter, creator, establisher, father, founder, founding father, generator, inaugurator, initiator, instituter (or institutor), originator, sire
Words Related to author

cocreator, cofounder

conceiver, contriver, designer, deviser, formulator, innovator, introducer, inventor, spawner

builder, maker, producer

developer, pioneer, researcher, researchist

organizer, promoter

encourager, galvanizer, inspiration, inspirer
Near Antonyms of author

disciple, follower, pupil, student, supporter

3 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 of author

Allah, Almighty, Creator, deity, Divinity, Eternal, Everlasting, Father, God, Godhead, Jehovah, King, Lord, Maker, Providence, Supreme Being, Yahweh (also Jahveh)

author

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of author

to compose and set down on paper the words of

  • authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson
Synonyms of author

pen, scratch (out), scribble, write
Words Related to author

cast, compose, craft, draft, draw up, formulate, frame, prepare

recast, redraft, revise, rewrite

letter, print, type, typewrite

record, take down, transcribe

autograph, pencil (in), register, sign

couch, express, phrase, put, word

Learn More about author

  1. Dictionary: Definition of author Spanish Central: Translation of author Nglish: Translation of author for Spanish speakers Britannica English: Translation of author for Arabic speakers Britannica.com: Encyclopedia article about author

Seen and Heard

What made you want to look up author? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).

show comments hide comments

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!

Words at Play

Ask the Editors

Word Games