Author meaning

What does “author” mean? Definitions, examples, synonyms and opposites.

“author” is a noun and verb with 3 meanings. Its most common meaning is: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay).

author

noun

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
Synonymswriter
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
“he was the generator of several complaints”
Synonymsgenerator source

verb

be the author of
“She authored this play”

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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