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Author

speaker

Meaning

Noun

In Authors, Occupations & People:
The
or
of a work, especially of a
composition.
In Occupations & People:
Someone who
for a living.
In Criminal law, Occupations & People:
Principal; the
in a crime.
In Occupations & People:
One's
for something: an informant.

Verb

In American English:
To create a work as its author.
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Origin

author
English
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autour
Anglo-Norman
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autor
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
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auctor
Latin
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auctus
Latin
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augeo
Latin
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Rhymes

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