author

Plural: authors

Noun

• writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
• someone who originates or causes or initiates something
• The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
• The initial owner of the copyright to a work, especially a work made for hire or a work of corporate authorship.
• Someone who writes books for a living.
• Principal; the primary participant in a crime.
• One's authority for something: an informant.
• The creator or cause of anything.

Verb

Verb Forms: authored, authoring, authors

• To be the writer of a book, article, or document.
• be the author of
  • "She authored this play"
• To create a work as its author.

Examples

• Have you read any Corinthian authors?
• She was able to author a seven-letter word on a nearly full board.
• The author named on the copyright registration for the Android robot is Google Inc.
• The copyright of any original writing belongs initially and properly to its author.
• This paper has three authors.

Synonyms

generator, source, writer, artist, bookwright, creator, fabulator, subcreator

Related Words

auteur, authorisation, authority, authorization, authorship

Anagrams of author