author — I (originator) noun architect, auctor, begetter, causer, composer, contriver, creator, deviser, discoverer, effecter, fabricator, founder, generator, inaugurator, initiator, innovater, institutor, introducer, inventor, maker, manufacturer,… … Law dictionary
author — Ⅰ. author UK US /ˈɔːθər/ noun [C] ► the writer of a book, article, etc.: »He is a best selling author. »The author of the report said his findings were very worrying. ► a person who begins or creates something: »The authors of the proposal want… … Financial and business terms
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Author — Au thor ([add] th[ e]r), v. t. 1. To occasion; to originate. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Such an overthrow . . . I have authored. Chapman. [1913 Webster] 2. To tell; to say; to declare. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] More of him I dare not author. Massinger.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Author — Authorship redirects here. For the use in academia, see Academic authorship. For other uses, see Author (disambiguation). An author is broadly defined as the person who originates or gives existence to anything and that authorship determines… … Wikipedia
author — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ best selling ▪ prolific ▪ famous, well known ▪ published ▪ Her ambition was to become a published … Collocations dictionary
Author — В этой статье слишком короткое вступление. Пожалуйста, дополните вводную секцию, кратко раскрывающую тему статьи и обобщающую её содержимое. Author … Википедия
author — authorial /aw thawr ee euhl, aw thohr /, adj. authorless, adj. /aw theuhr/, n. 1. a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist. 2. the literary… … Universalium
author — I. noun Etymology: Middle English auctour, from Anglo French auctor, autor, from Latin auctor promoter, originator, author, from augēre to increase more at eke Date: 14th century 1. a. one that originates or creates ; source < software authors > … New Collegiate Dictionary
author — An author is a person who writes, one who practices writing as his profession or vocation. The use of the word as a transitive verb (to author a book) is widespread but is not considered standard. Instead of to author say to write or to compose… … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
author — n. an anonymous; beginning; classic; contemporary; established, famous, noted, recognized, well known; prolific; rising; talented; young author * * * [ ɔːθə] beginning classic contemporary established famous noted prolific recognized … Combinatory dictionary
