COAUTHOR Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

coauthor

noun

Definition of coauthor

as in cowriter

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Recent Examples of coauthor Staci Hill, the cofounder of Gooseberry Bridge Farm and coauthor of The Preserver's Garden, cites stress as a common factor. — Abby Monteil, The Spruce, 12 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 The research team, which includes study coauthor Ximena Nelson, a professor of animal behavior at the University of Canterbury in New Zealand, systematically tracked social interactions, aggressive encounters, feeding access, grooming behavior and stress hormone levels. — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 22 Apr. 2026 Other points made by Karp and his coauthor focus on policies abroad and at home. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 22 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coauthor

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Noun

Waititi and cowriter Dahvi Waller were able to weave together an uplifting, warm story starring Jenna Ortega as Klara, the Artificial Friend who is adopted by a woman (Amy Adams) as a companion for her daughter Josie (Mia Tharia).

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 18 June 2026
By populating the green with so many conflicting personalities, director and cowriter Harold Ramis makes golf seem both monumentally silly and, despite its staid trappings, unexpectedly freewheeling.

— Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026

Definition of cowriter

Noun

Inspired by the sensibility of a tantalizingly idiosyncratic writer-performer, the play offered Greenspan the opportunity to star in a Greenspan-esque work not of his own devising.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Every mortgage article is based on rigorous reporting by our team of expert writers and editors with extensive knowledge of the products.

— Kelsey Neubauer, CNBC, 8 July 2026

Definition of writer

Noun

Seuss Studios, for example, is a new imprint that allows diverse authors to pull unused Geisel illustrations and use them in new children’s books.

— Clare Mulroy, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Comment Follow topics and authors from this story to see more like this in your personalized homepage feed and to receive email updates.

— Terrence O'Brien, The Verge, 11 July 2026

Definition of author

Noun

Ava Gardner, The Secret Conversations The actress was contracted to write a memoir, but after hours of conversation with her ghostwriter, changed her mind; this book is drawn from those tapes.

— EW Staff, Entertainment Weekly, 6 July 2026
Joe Biden sued the Justice Department on Tuesday in an effort to block the release of audio recordings and transcripts of the former president’s interview with a ghostwriter that were obtained by the special counsel who investigated his handling of classified documents.

— Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026

Definition of ghostwriter

Noun

According to biographer William Shawcross, author of The Queen Mother, Elizabeth finally said yes in 1923.

— Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026
Madonna never set out to become a classic British lady of the manor, however, until fate intervened when she was introduced to Hugo Vickers, Cecil Beaton's suave biographer, through a mutual friend in 1998.

— Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026

Definition of biographer

Noun

Expert stylist and salon owner Nunzio Saviano says the key to big ‘90s hair, sans a heated round brush, is working on partially damp hair.

— Odeya Pinkus, InStyle, 8 July 2026
Although the actress plays a bride in that lead role, her real-life wedding photos have not been shared publicly, and her stylist Law Roach said the AI ones don’t even come close.

— Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 8 July 2026

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