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coauthor

noun

Definition of coauthornext
as in cowriter

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Recent Examples of coauthor The feat, says study coauthor and NSO senior scientist Friedrich Wöger, is equivalent to seeing ants crawling on Earth’s surface from an altitude of 100 miles (about 160 km). — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 Staci Hill is the co-founder of Gooseberry Bridge Farm and the coauthor of The Preserver’s Garden. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 1 Aug. 2026 Núñez was coauthor of a study published in 2023 in the journal Buildings that examined a type of concrete building higher than 20 stories and built to minimum Venezuelan code requirements. — Mery Mogollón, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026 Keep Welfare Economics Distinct From GDP Brynjolfsson and coauthors have done useful work documenting the consumer surplus generated by free digital goods. — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for coauthor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coauthor
  1. cowriter
  2. writer
  3. author
  4. ghostwriter
  5. biographer
  6. stylist
Noun
  • Ingrid Goes West is a blistering social-media satire from director and cowriter Matt Spicer, who also directed the Netflix original Little Brother.
    — Brianna Zigler, Entertainment Weekly, 31 July 2026
  • Gail Daughtry was directed and cowritten by David Wain, a veteran of the comedy troupe The State and also the director of the 2001 cult hit Wet Hot American Summer; Marino, another State and Wet Hot alumnus, is his cowriter.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 10 July 2026
Definition of cowriter
Noun
  • The writers presented two other awards prior to Saturday’s game.
    — Marc Topkin, The Orlando Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
  • The difference is that Alex, the latest creation of actor and writer Sharon Horgan, is freshly 50 — decidedly not the age of your average rom-com lead.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of writer
Noun
  • The authors say the findings need to be confirmed through larger and more extensive prospective studies, which can be particularly important because the research examines an observational association.
    — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The idea that language emerged for social bonding is not new; however, the authors of the new article highlight that fireside context might have been crucial.
    — Hannah Little, Scientific American, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of author
Noun
  • Vanity Fair’s global editorial director, Mark Guiducci, recently received an unsolicited email from a ghostwriter trying to sell him their services.
    — Maxwell Adler, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps outsourcing an op-ed to a chatbot isn’t materially different from outsourcing it to a ghostwriter.
    — Will Oremus, The Atlantic, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ghostwriter
Noun
  • The lavish collection includes a foreword by royal journalist and biographer Tina Brown, who spent one-on-one time with the late princess during a lunch at the Four Seasons in New York just weeks before her death.
    — Sophie Dunne, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The film draws on previously unheard recorded conversations between Pratt and his biographer, Dominique Petitfaux, whose book of interviews with the artist supplies the film’s title.
    — JD Linville, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of biographer
Noun
  • As part of the launch, Starmoire appointed television personality and stylist Stacy London as chief style strategist and investor.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
  • The singer’s longtime personal stylist, Joseph Cassell Falconer, styled the vintage graphic tee — reportedly from Kansas City’s Westside Storey — as a mini dress.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of stylist

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“Coauthor.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/coauthor. Accessed 21 Sep. 2026.

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