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👥 A joint writer 👥 To write together
coauthor

coauthor

9 3.8
A person who writes a book or article together with others
  • noun
  • /ˈkoʊˌɔːθər/
translation icon : coautor
  • Committee members were nevertheless troubled by the sticky question of determining the appropriate responsibility of coauthors.
  • authors and coauthors
  • coauthor of the article
  • number of coauthors

Examples

  • Sadly, even printing LaFlesche's name as coauthor did not guarantee him the recognition he deserved.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Anything you'd like to say to your coauthor, Mr. Mankiewicz?

    Mank (2020)

  • The answer is that it's not that easy to spot a coauthor who is doctoring data.

    Blog text (9)

  • Please give a warm welcome to the coauthors of the new book, Here's to Love...

    Down with Love (2003)

  • Julia Child is coauthor of the book Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

    Julie & Julia (2009)

  • Dr. Houle is a coauthor of more than 75 papers and 16 U.S. and foreign patents.

    Academic text (2001)

  • Teachers were interviewed separately by two or more of the coauthors in a 30-minute session.

    Academic text (2001)

  • A recent report by systems ecologist Robert Costanza and coauthors is an example of broad-gauge ecosystem services valuation.

    Academic text (2011)

  • A total of 1,773 journal articles representing 2,492 authors and coauthors were analyzed.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Julia Child is the coauthor of the famous cookbook Mastering the Art of French Cooking.

Synonyms

joint author
vscoauthor
1 4.2

A person who writes a book or article together with another person, sharing credit

is similar but focuses on collaboration without stressing shared responsibility

Surface Forms

coauthor singular
coauthors plural

Morphology

coauthor = author (transparent) = co + author

The productive prefix 'co-' meaning 'together' combines with 'author' straightforwardly to mean a person who writes jointly.

Etymology

Coauthor comes from the little word co- meaning 'with' and author meaning 'writer', so it literally means a writer 'with' someone else. So a coauthor is a person who writes a book or article together with one or more other people.