author
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[edit] English
[edit] Alternative forms
- authour (obsolete)
[edit] Etymology
From Anglo-Norman autour, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augeō (“to increase, originate”).
[edit] Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɔːθə(r)
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɔθɚ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ɑθɚ/
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[edit] Noun
author (plural authors)
- The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
- Someone who writes books for a living; a bookwright.
[edit] Synonyms
- (creator of a work): bookwright, creator, artist, subcreator, fabulator, writer
[edit] Related terms
[edit] Translations
originator or creator of a work
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writer
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[edit] Verb
author (third-person singular simple present authors, present participle authoring, simple past and past participle authored)
[edit] Translations
to create a work as its author
[edit] Derived terms
[edit] Statistics
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Most common English words before 1923: simply · terrible · Tom · #858: author · authority · pleasant · forget
[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
author (genitive authōris); m, third declension
- Alternative form of auctor.
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | author | authōrēs |
| genitive | authōris | authōrum |
| dative | authōrī | authōribus |
| accusative | authōrem | authōrēs |
| ablative | authōre | authōribus |
| vocative | author | authōrēs |