author
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3.1
- noun
- /ˈɔːθər/
:
autor
- Bill, you're the author of a well, quite a few books.
Examples
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J.K. Rowling is the author of the famous Harry Potter series.
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What if our speaker was the author of five best selling books?
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In short, what one author calls a post truth society.
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What is the law and what is this author's take on it?
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Any speculation as to who the author is?
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Learn more about Histories first author with this video.
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But what I've concluded is that we are the authors of our own meaning.
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So we're speaking with Brody Mullins, the author of the wolves of K St.
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We've had entrepreneurs here, we've had authors and artists.
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Mark Twain was a renowned author known for his classic novels like The Adventures of Tom Sawyer.
Synonyms
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2.6
A place or thing where something comes from
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2.8
A person who makes something new, like a work of art or an invention
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4.9
A person who creates a new idea, plan, or process
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5.5
A person who starts a plan or action
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3.9
A person who starts an idea, project, or change
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6.9
A person or thing that makes something happen
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A person who starts something new like an idea or movement
A person who first creates an idea or style that others follow
Antonyms
Compounds
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4.2
A person who writes a book or article together with another person, sharing credit
How Responsible
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3.1
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- Texting
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3.8
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3.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
Author originally meant a 'creator' or 'originator' and comes from Latin auctor, the same root as authority, so calling someone the author of a change means they started or caused it.