author
//ˈɔː.θə//
Forms
- Plural
- authors
- present (v1)
- author
- past (v2)
- authored
- past participle (v3)
- authored
- present participle
- authoring
- 3rd person singular
- authors
Definitions
1.The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
- Have you read any Corinthian authors?
- The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.
- The copyright of any original writing belongs initially and properly to its author.
2.The initial owner of the copyright to a work, especially a work made for hire or a work of corporate authorship.
- The author named on the copyright registration for the Android robot is Google Inc.
3.Someone who writes books for a living.
4.The creator or cause of anything.
1.To create a work as its author.
Frequency
Overall
Common· #680
By learning goal
- Everyday conversation
- Rare
- General reading & writing
- Common
- Academic
- Uncommon
- Literature
- Rare
Related words
Etymology
From Middle English auctour, from Anglo-Norman autour, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augeō (“to increase, originate”).
The h, also found in Middle French autheur, is unetymological as there is no h in the original Latin spelling.