author

      English

      Wikipedia has articles on:

      Wikipedia

      Alternative forms

      Etymology

      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

      Rhymes: -ɔːθə(r)

      Noun

      author (plural authors)

      1. The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
      2. Someone who writes books for a living; a bookwright.
      3. (the author) I, me. used in academic articles as first-person pronoun.

      Synonyms

      Related terms

      Translations

      The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

      Verb

      author (third-person singular simple present authors, present participle authoring, simple past and past participle authored)

      1. (chiefly US) To create a work as its author.

      Translations

      Derived terms

      Statistics


      ↑Jump back a section
      Last modified on 16 June 2013, at 21:38