author
nounEtymology
From Middle English auctour, from Anglo-Norman autour, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augeō (“to increase, originate”). The h, also found in Middle French autheur, is unetymological as there is no h in the original Latin spelling. The OED attributes the h to contamination by authentic. Doublet of auteur.
Definitions
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.
- The copyright of any original writing belongs initially and properly to its author.
- Have you read any Corinthian authors?
- This paper has three authors.
The initial owner of the copyright to a work, especially a work made for hire or a work…
The initial owner of the copyright to a work, especially a work made for hire or a work of corporate authorship.
- The author named on the copyright registration for the Android robot is Google Inc.
Someone who writes books for a living.
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Principal
Principal; the primary participant in a crime.
- We hear […]of fratricidal murders, and stern reprisals on their authors.
- Accomplices of a crime or an offence shall incur the same punishment as the authors of such a crime or offence, except when the law will have disposed otherwise.
One's authority for something
One's authority for something: an informant.
The creator or cause of anything.
To create a work as its author.
The neighborhood
- neighborauteur
- neighborauthority
- neighborauthorization
- neighborauthorisation
- neighborauthorship
Derived
authorcraft, authordom, authorer, authoress, authress, authorhood, authorial, authorish, authorism, authorless, authorlike, authorling, authorly, author mill, author of life, author's edition, author's plural, author's we, AuthorTube, coauthor, co-author, corresponding author, death of the author, hyperauthor, multiauthor, nonauthor, overauthor, reauthor, Suethor
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at author. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at author. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at author
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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