author

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Synonyms: authour, autor

Antonyms: authour, autor

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Noun

1. {{senseid|en|literary}} The [[originator]] or [[creator]] of a [[work]], especially of a [[literary]] [[composition]]; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
2. {{senseid|en|copyright}} {{lb|en|US|_|copyright law}} The [[initial]] owner of the copyright to a work, especially a work made for hire or a work of [[corporate]] authorship.
3. {{senseid|en|writer}} Someone who writes [[book]]s for a living.
4. {{senseid|en|criminal}} {{lb|en|obsolete|criminal law}} [[principal|Principal]]; the [[primary]] [[participant]] in a [[crime]].
5. {{senseid|en|informant}} {{lb|en|archaic}} One's [[authority]] for something: an [[informant]].
6. {{senseid|en|cause}} {{lb|en|figurative}} The creator or cause of anything.

Verb

1. {{lb|en|chiefly|US|sometimes|proscribed}} To [[create]] a work as its [[#Noun|author]].

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