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auth

auth

1 9.3
A person who wrote a book, article or document
  • noun
  • /ɔːθ/
  • Texting
translation icon : autor

Examples

  • In a column in the Christian Post, Colson called the Auth cartoon "a graphic example of anti-Catholic bigotry" and accused O'Donnell of making "bigoted remarks about Catholics?"

    Academic text (2007)
  • J.K. Rowling is known as the Auth of the Harry Potter series.

  • Many aspiring writers dream of becoming an Auth of a bestselling novel.

  • In her biography, the Auth shares her journey to success in the literary world.

Synonyms

writer
vsauth
1.0

A person who creates books, articles, or stories

is an informal short form used for the formal professional title
author
vsauth
2.0

A person who writes books or articles

is the informal abbreviation used in writing instead of the full term

Surface Forms

auth singular
auths plural

Etymology

Auth is a short form of author, which means 'writer' or maker of a text. So an 'auth' is simply the person who wrote the report or article.