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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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Greg, inspired by author Carl Hiaasen, is an average man navigating new adventures in academia.

From Salon • Apr. 5, 2026

Paul was “one of the most gregarious playboys in New York City,” according to biographer Frank Brady, author of “The Publisher,” and Paul and William Randolph Hearst were regulars at New York nightclubs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

Now in a three-part series about the Home Office, the Newscast podcast can reveal the identity of its author.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

This is what author David Sax has termed “the revenge of the analog.”

From Slate • Apr. 4, 2026

Clarke looked similar to her author photo in that she had dark hair and a round face, but she wasn’t nearly as put together as the picture had made her seem.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.