author
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
Example
“The copyright of any original writing belongs initially and properly to its author.”
Other meanings
Someone who writes books for a living.
The creator or cause of anything.
Synonyms
- writer
Related words
- AuthorTube
- Suethor
- author mill
- author of life
- author's edition
- author's plural
- author's we
- authorcraft
- authordom
- authorer
- authorhood
- authorial
Example sentences
Word history
From Latin "auctor".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “author” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.