author (Meaning)
author (n)
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
someone who originates or causes or initiates something
author (v)
be the author of
author (n.)
The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.
One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.
The editor of a periodical.
An informant.
author (v. t.)
To occasion; to originate.
To tell; to say; to declare.
Synonyms & Antonyms of author
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Antonyms:
No strong antonyms found.
Synonyms:
- autobiographer
- hagiographer
- playwright
- essayist
- memoirist
- cowriter
- scrivener
- ghostwriter
- columnist
- journalist
- auteur
- fictionist
- stylist
- blogger
- belletrist
- penman
- scribbler
- coauthor
- scriptwriter
- scenarist
- wordsmith
- reporter
- dramatist
- bard
- memorialist
- belle-lettrist
- satirist
- scribe
- fictioneer
- hack
- screenwriter
- fabulist
- pamphleteer
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
FAQs About the word author
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