Definition of Author. Meaning of Author. Synonyms of Author

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Definition of Author

Author
Author Au"thor ([add]"th[~e]r), n. [OE. authour, autour, OF. autor, F. auteur, fr. L. auctor, sometimes, but erroneously, written autor or author, fr. augere to increase, to produce. See Auction, n.] 1. The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.
Author
Author Au"thor ([add]"th[~e]r), v. t. 1. To occasion; to originate. [Obs.] Such an overthrow . . . I have authored. --Chapman. 2. To tell; to say; to declare. [Obs.] More of him I dare not author. --Massinger.

Meaning of Author from wikipedia

- In legal discourse, an author is the creator of an original work that has been published, whether that work is in written, graphic, or recorded medium...
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- "The Death of the Author" (French: La mort de l'auteur) is a 1967 essay by the French literary critic and theorist Roland Barthes (1915–1980). Barthes'...
- Author, Author is a novel by David Lodge, written in 2004. The book is based on the life of the author Henry James. It was released at about the same time...
- an anonymous, undisclosed, or unknown creator or author. In the case of very old works, the author's name may simply be lost over the course of history...
- Look up authoring in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Authoring may refer to: Writing, as by an author Authoring systems, computer based systems that allow...
- "What Is an Author?" (French: Qu'est-ce qu'un auteur?) is one of the most important lectures given at the Société Française de Philosophie on 22 February...
- An authors' editor is a language professional who works "with authors to make draft texts fit for purpose". They edit m****cripts that have been drafted...
- December 2015. Edemariam, Aida (27 September 2007). "Aida Edemariam talks to author Robert Harris". The Guardian. London. "Robert Harris: 'The Ghost' of Tony...