author
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English [edit]
Alternative forms [edit]
- authour (obsolete)
Etymology [edit]
From Anglo-Norman autour, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augeō (“to increase, originate”). The h is unetymological as there is no h in the original Latin spelling. This may be from the Middle French spelling autheur.
Pronunciation [edit]
- Rhymes: -ɔːθə(r)
- (GenAm) IPA: /ˈɔθɚ/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ɑθɚ/
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Noun [edit]
author (plural authors)
- The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
- Someone who writes books for a living; a bookwright.
- (the author) I, me. used in academic articles as first-person pronoun.
Synonyms [edit]
- (creator of a work): bookwright, creator, artist, subcreator, fabulator, writer
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
originator or creator of a work
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writer — see writer
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Verb [edit]
author (third-person singular simple present authors, present participle authoring, simple past and past participle authored)
Translations [edit]
to create a work as its author
Derived terms [edit]
Statistics [edit]
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Most common English words before 1923: simply · terrible · Tom · #858: author · authority · pleasant · forget
Latin [edit]
Noun [edit]
author (genitive authōris); m, third declension
- Alternative form of auctor.
Inflection [edit]
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | author | authōrēs |
| genitive | authōris | authōrum |
| dative | authōrī | authōribus |
| accusative | authōrem | authōrēs |
| ablative | authōre | authōribus |
| vocative | author | authōrēs |