Author - definition, pronunciation, transcription
noun
- someone who originates or causes or initiates something (syn: generator, source)
verb
Extra examples
The author of the article didn't check his facts.
I enjoyed the book, but I can't remember the name of the author.
She is the author of a plan for reforming the school system.
...authored a new biography of Thomas Jefferson...
Nothomb is a Belgian author.
He was the author of two books on China.
It's clear that the author is a woman.
She authored this play
In the opening chapter the author looks back on his youth.
Here the author introduces a new character.
The views expressed herein are strictly those of the author.
...the noted author's talk on the state of the modern novel...
There's a picture of the author on the book's back cover.
In the first chapter, the author discusses childcare issues.
The author treats this issue in the next chapter.
Word forms
I/you/we/they: author
he/she/it: authors
present participle: authoring
past tense: authored
past participle: authored
singular: author
plural: authors
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