author

[US]/ˈɔːθə(r)/
[UK]/ˈɔːθər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. writer, creator, founder, originator

Phrases & Collocations

best-selling author

original author

main author

corresponding author

other author

Example Sentences

a fruitful author of fiction.

the author and title of the book.

the author of a new theory.

the putative author of a book

the authors of the peace plan.

the author is set to make millions.

the author's portentous moralizings.

authors of great renown.

The author's style is spare and elegant.

The author of the book shall be nameless.

He is an author of doubtful reputation.

the author was paid a £250,000 advance.

the author's animus towards her.

he is the author of several books on the subject.

The author made a rare personal appearance.

the authors concurred with the majority.

an author who fetishizes privacy.

That author knocks off a book a year.

the author's honesty rings true.

Real-world Examples

No one is spared, not even the author.

Source: The school of life

No. I want to be an author.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

He's our resident author. He runs the creative writing classes.

Source: Cambridge IELTS Listening Practice Tests 5

Helen was overjoyed to become a published author.

Source: Women Who Changed the World

Entirely new business models are emerging; three main ones were identified by the report's authors.

Source: Past exam papers of the English reading section for the postgraduate entrance examination (English I).

Remember I said the report had two authors?

Source: New York Magazine (Video Edition)

He is a New York Times bestselling author.

Source: the chair

According to this study's authors, stethoscopes should get the same treatment.

Source: Science in 60 Seconds Listening Compilation March 2014

She was the lead author of the published report.

Source: VOA Special English Health

He is my grandfather, and he was an author.

Source: BBC Ideas Selection (Bilingual)

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