AUTHOR


Meaning of AUTHOR in English

n.

Pronunciation: ' o ̇ -th ə r

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English auctour, from Anglo-French auctor, autor, from Latin auctor promoter, originator, author, from aug ē re to increase ― more at EKE

Date: 14th century

1 a : one that originates or creates : SOURCE <software author s > <film author s > <the author of this crime> b capitalized : GOD 1

2 : the writer of a literary work (as a book)

– au · tho · ri · al \ o ̇ - ' tho ̇ r- ē - ə l \ adjective

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