author
Pronunciation: /ˈɔː.θə/
The English word “author” has 7 meanings listed here.
noun
- The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
- The initial owner of the copyright to a work, especially a work made for hire or a work of corporate authorship.
- Someone who writes books for a living.
- Principal; the primary participant in a crime.
- One's authority for something: an informant.
- The creator or cause of anything.
verb
Etymology
From Middle English auctour, from Anglo-Norman autour, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augeō (“to increase, originate”). The h, also found in Middle French autheur, is unetymological as there is no h in the original Latin spelling. The OED attributes the h to contamination by authentic. Doublet of auteur.
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