What is the meaning of author?

noun

  • Writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay.
  • Someone who originates or causes or initiates something.
    • usage: "he was the generator of several complaints"

verb

  • Be the author of.
    • usage: "She authored this play"
WordNet 3.0 © 2006 by Princeton University
8
 
|15 years ago|5.6k views|share |citing 
APAWordNet. (2010). author. Retrieved September 21, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/author/definitions/1258600
ChicagoWordNet. 2010. "author" http://smartdefine.org/author/definitions/1258600 (accessed September 21, 2026).
HarvardWordNet 2010, author, Smart Define, viewed 21 September, 2026, <http://smartdefine.org/author/definitions/1258600>.
MLAWordNet. "author" 23 October 2010. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/author/definitions/1258600>
{ class="autoclick" }next definition (/)