author

[ aw-ther ]
/ ˈɔ θər /
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noun

a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist.
the literary production or productions of a writer: to find a passage in an author.
the maker of anything; creator; originator: the author of a new tax plan.
Computers. the writer of a software program, especially a hypertext or multimedia application.

verb (used with object)

to write; be the author of: He authored a history of the Civil War.
to originate; create a design for: She authored a new system for teaching chemistry.

Origin of author

1250–1300; earlier auct(h)or < Latin auctor writer, progenitor, equivalent to aug(ēre) to increase, augment + -tor -tor; replacing Middle English auto(u)r < Anglo-French, for Old French autor < Latin, as above

OTHER WORDS FROM author

au·tho·ri·al [aw-thawr-ee-uh l, aw-thohr-] /ɔˈθɔr i əl, ɔˈθoʊr-/, adjective au·thor·less, adjective mul·ti·au·thored, adjective pro·au·thor, adjective

Words nearby author

authentical, authenticate, authenticator, authenticity, authigenic, author, author catalog, author's alteration, authoress, authoring, authoritarian

Words related to authored

reported, penned, fashion, envision, formulate, devise, conceive, originate, discover, bear, initiate, produce, design, forge, find, manufacture, contribute, develop, give, form

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British Dictionary definitions for authored

author
/ (ˈɔːθə) /

noun

a person who composes a book, article, or other written work Related adjective: auctorial
a person who writes books as a profession; writer
the writings of such a person reviewing a postwar author
an originator or creator the author of this plan

verb (tr)

to write or originate

Derived forms of author

authorial (ɔːˈθɔːrɪəl), adjective

Word Origin for author

C14: from Old French autor, from Latin auctor author, from augēre to increase