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author

[aw-ther] / ˈɔ θər /
NOUN
composer of written work
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biographer columnist composer creator journalist poet producer reporter writer
STRONG
essayist ghost ghostwriter originator playwright scribbler scribe wordsmith
WEAK
ink slinger prose writer scripter word slinger work-for-hire
VERB
to write computer programs
Synonyms
STRONGEST
code program write

Example Sentences

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Surely, the author wonders, their proximity meant that the two families knew each other, if only in passing.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 7, 2026

Arata is the bestselling author of “You Have a New Memory.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

It may well be the most valuable company of all time, according to Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Oysters act as "ecosystem engineers," building reefs made from both living oysters and the shells of earlier generations, explains lead author Dr. Juan Esquivel-Muelbert of Macquarie University.

From Science Daily • Apr. 6, 2026

The author posed the popular question but never answered it.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander