author
noun
[ ˈɔːθə ]
• a writer of a book, article, or document.
• "he is the author of several books on the subject"
Similar:
writer,
man/woman of letters,
wordsmith,
novelist,
dramatist,
playwright,
screenwriter,
scriptwriter,
poet,
essayist,
biographer,
journalist,
columnist,
reporter,
correspondent,
librettist,
lyricist,
songwriter,
littérateur,
penman,
penwoman,
scribe,
scribbler,
pen-pusher,
author
verb
• be the author of (a book or piece of writing).
• "she has authored several articles on wildlife"
Origin:
Middle English (in the sense ‘a person who invents or causes something’): from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate, promote’. The spelling with th arose in the 15th century, and perhaps became established under the influence of authentic .
