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1. author
noun. ['ˈɔθɝ'] writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay).
Synonyms
- alliterator
- writer
- speechwriter
- ghost
- paragrapher
- scriptwriter
- ghostwriter
- polemic
- Gothic romancer
- commentator
- gagwriter
- authoress
- word-painter
- scenarist
- poetizer
- wordsmith
- polemicist
- reviewer
- rhymer
- novelist
- lyricist
- essayist
- pamphleteer
- biographer
- poetiser
- abstractor
- hack writer
- cyberpunk
- joint author
- folk writer
- compiler
- polemist
- versifier
- drafter
- abstracter
- hack
- communicator
- coauthor
- space writer
- rhymester
- librettist
- tragedian
- framer
- literary hack
- poet
- gagman
- litterateur
- dramatist
- lyrist
- gagster
- wordmonger
- contributor
- playwright
Antonyms
Etymology
- autour (Anglo-Norman)
- autor (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Author
- rother
- auther
How do you pronounce author?
Pronounce author as ˈɔθər.
US - How to pronounce author in American English
UK - How to pronounce author in British English
How do you spell author? Is it autor ?
A common misspelling of author is autor
Sentences with author
1. Noun, singular or mass
The author's last name is still first, but the first name is spelled out.
Quotes about author
1. What really knocks me out is a book that, when you're all done reading it, you wish the author that wrote it was a terrific friend of yours and you could call him up on the phone whenever you felt like it. That doesn't happen much, though.
- J.D. Salinger, The Catcher in the Rye
2. The ability to make somebody feel something: that's art. However you look at it, whether you're an author, a painter, a singer, a rapper, a spoken-word artist - art.
- Wale
3. Stephen King has inspired me with his humor and honesty, and his admonition that the author's job is to tell the truth.
- Barry Eisler
3. author
noun. ['ˈɔθɝ'] someone who originates or causes or initiates something.
Antonyms
Etymology
- autour (Anglo-Norman)
- autor (Old French (842-ca. 1400))