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author

aut·hor

UK/ˈɔː.θə/ US/ˈoː.θə/ fairly common us
noun (2) verb (1)

noun

1.

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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2.

someone who originates or causes or initiates something

  • “he was the generator of several complaints”
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verb

1.

be the author of

  • “She authored this play”

Origin

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. The OED attributes the h to contamination by authentic. Doublet of auteur.

Phrases

  • author mill
  • author of life
  • author's edition
  • author's plural
  • author's we
  • corresponding author
  • death of the author

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