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