autheur

Middle French

Alternative forms

• aucteur, auctour, auteur, autteur

Etymology

Old French autor. The h is unetymological; no h in the Latin auctor.

Noun

autheur m (plural autheurs, feminine singular autrice, feminine plural autrices)

1. author (creator of a work)

Descendants

• French: auteur (see there for further descendants)

See also

• escrivain