Sekirov Dictionary

author

UK /ˈɔː.θə/US /ˈɔ.θɚ/

noun 6
verb 1
forms 3

noun6

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a person who created a particular book, article or other piece of writing
- The copyright of any original writing belongs initially and properly to its author.
- Have you read any Corinthian authors?
Someone who writes books for a living.
(figurative) The creator or cause of anything.
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(US) The initial owner of the copyright to a work, especially a work made for hire or a work of corporate authorship.
- The author named on the copyright registration for the Android robot is Google Inc.
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(no longer used) Principal; the primary participant in a crime.
- We hear […]of fratricidal murders, and stern reprisals on their authors. — 1879
(no longer used) One's authority for something: an informant.

verb1

To create a work as its author.

forms

authored · authoring · authors

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