author
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
Noun 4 meanings
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
“The copyright of any original writing belongs initially and properly to its author.”
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.”
Someone who writes books for a living.
The creator or cause of anything.
Verb 1 meaning
To create a work as its author.
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.
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AUTHOR at a glance
AUTHOR has 6 letters and scores 9 points in Scrabble (A 1 + U 1 + T 1 + H 4 + O 1 + R 1) and 9 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #1,140 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with author
All rhymes- ANCHOR11
- METAPHOR15
- ABHOR10
- COAUTHOR13
- PHOSPHOR18
- CAMPHOR16
- SENHOR9
- KHOR11
- ICHOR10
- PETRICHOR16
- MARKHOR16
- COANCHOR15
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