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  Author \Au"thor\ ([add]"th[~e]r), n. [OE. authour, autour, OF.
     autor, F. auteur, fr. L. auctor, sometimes, but erroneously,
     written autor or author, fr. augere to increase, to produce.
     See Auction, n.]
     1. The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence,
        the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.
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              Eternal King; thee, Author of all being. --Milton.
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     2. One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as
        distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.
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              The chief glory of every people arises from its
              authors.                              --Johnson.
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     3. The editor of a periodical. [Obs.]
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     4. An informant. [Archaic] --Chaucer.
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  Author \Au"thor\ ([add]"th[~e]r), v. t.
     1. To occasion; to originate. [Obs.]
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              Such an overthrow . . . I have authored. --Chapman.
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     2. To tell; to say; to declare. [Obs.]
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              More of him I dare not author.        --Massinger.
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  Author \Au"thor\ ([add]"th[~e]r), n. [OE. authour, autour, OF.
     autor, F. auteur, fr. L. auctor, sometimes, but erroneously,
     written autor or author, fr. augere to increase, to produce.
     See Auction, n.]
     1. The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence,
        the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.

  Author \Au"thor\ ([add]"th[~e]r), v. t.
     1. To occasion; to originate. [Obs.]
  
              Such an overthrow . . . I have authored. --Chapman.
  
     2. To tell; to say; to declare. [Obs.]
  
              More of him I dare not author.        --Massinger.

  author
       n 1: writes (books or stories or articles or the like)
            professionally (for pay) [syn: writer]
       2: someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he
          was the generator of several complaints" [syn: generator,
           source]
       v : be the author of; "She authored this play"

  author
     Αγγλικά n.
     συγγραφέας
     Αγγλικά vb.
     συγγράφω

  author
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm auctour)
     n.
     The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary
  composition.
     vb.
     (lb en chiefly US sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its
  #Noun.

  Author
     German n.
     m (de-superseded spelling of: Autor)

  author
     n.
     The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary
  composition.
     vb.
     (lb en chiefly US sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its
  #Noun.

  author
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm auctour)
     n.
     The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary
  composition.
     vb.
     (lb en chiefly US sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its
  #Noun.

  Author
     German n.
     m (de-superseded spelling of: Autor)

  author
     Middle English n.
     (alt form enm auctour)
     n.
     The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary
  composition.
     vb.
     (lb en chiefly US sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its
  #Noun.

  Author
     German n.
     m (de-superseded spelling of: Autor)

  author
     Englanti n.
     1 kirjailija
     2 tekijä, kirjoittaja, kirjantekijä
     3 alkuunpanija, luoja
     Englanti vb.
     kirjoittaa, luoda

  author
     Engelska n.
     (tagg kat=yrken språk=en) (tagg kat=litteratur språk=en) författare
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg amerikansk engelska språk=en) författa

  author /ˈɔːθə/
  skrywer

  Author /ˈɔːθə/
  المؤلّف

  author //ˈɑ.θɚ// //ˈɒː.təɹ// //ˈɔ.θɚ// //ˈɔː.θə// 
  а́втор, а́вторка, творе́ц
  originator or creator of a work

  author //ˈɑ.θɚ// //ˈɒː.təɹ// //ˈɔ.θɚ// //ˈɔː.θə// 
  създавам, творя
  to create a work as its author

  author /ˈɔːθə/ 
  průvodce

  author /ˈɔːθə/ 
  spisovatel

  author /ˈɔːθə/ 
  spisovatelka

  author /ˈɔːθə/ 
  tvůrce

  author /ˈɔːθə/ 
  autorka

  author /ˈɔːθə/ 
  autor

  author /ˈɔːθə/ 
  awdur 

  author /ˈɔːθə/
   [professional] Schriftsteller , Schriftstellerin , Autor , Autorin , Literat , Literatin  [lit.]
        "best-selling author"  - Erfolgsautor, Bestsellerautor
        "children's book author"  - Kinderbuchautor, Kinderbuchautorin
        "children's author"  - Kinderbuchautor, Kinderbuchautorin
        "travel book author"  - Reiseschriftsteller
     Synonyms: writer, authoress, penman, penwoman, man of letters, woman of letters, littérateur
  
   see: writers, authors, authoresses, penmen, penwomen, men of letters, women of letters, littérateurs, best-seller autor, travel writer, travel author, novelist
  

  author /ˈɔːθə/
  Urheber  [jur.]
           Note: eines schöpferischen Werks
           Note: of a creative work

  author /ˈɔːθə/
  Verfasser , Schreiber  [oft pej.] , Autor , Verfasserin , Schreiberin , Autorin  [ling.]
           Note: eines Textes
        "the author of the letter"  - der Verfasser des Briefes
        "the present author"  - der Autor der vorliegenden/gegenständlichen Arbeit/Abhandlung
     Synonyms: writer, authoress
  
   see: writers, authors, authoresses
  

  author /ˈɔːθə/ 
  verfassen, schreiben, hervorbringen 
   see: authoring, authored
  

  author /ˈɔːθə/
  
  συγγραφέας

  author //ˈɑ.θɚ// //ˈɒː.təɹ// //ˈɔ.θɚ// //ˈɔː.θə// 
  tekijä, kirjoittaja
  originator or creator of a work

  author //ˈɑ.θɚ// //ˈɒː.təɹ// //ˈɔ.θɚ// //ˈɔː.θə// 
  kirjoittaa, luoda, tehdä
  to create a work as its author

  author /ɔːθər/
  1. auteur

  author /ɔːθər/
  údar

  author /ˈɔːθə/ 
  1. लेखक
        "Shakespeare is my favorite author."
        "शेक्सपियर मेरे प्रिय लेखक है."
  2. प्रवर्तक
        "Ram is the author of the proposal so he can't comment."
        "राम इस प्रस्ताव का प्रवर्तक है अत: वह टिप्पणी नहीं कर सकता ."

  author /ˈɔːθə/
  autor, autora, autorica, književnik, krivac, pisac, programer, tvorac, začetnik

  author /ˈɔːθə/
  1. okozó
  2. író
  3. szerzô

  author //ˈɑ.θɚ// //ˈɒː.təɹ// //ˈɔ.θɚ// //ˈɔː.θə// 
  pengarang
  originator or creator of a work

  author /ˈɔːθə/
  1. autore

  author //ˈɑ.θɚ// //ˈɒː.təɹ// //ˈɔ.θɚ// //ˈɔː.θə// 
  著者, 作者, 作家, 筆者, 作成者
  originator or creator of a work

  author //ˈɑ.θɚ// //ˈɒː.təɹ// //ˈɔ.θɚ// //ˈɔː.θə// 
  著す
  to create a work as its author

  author /ɔːθər/
  1. autorius, rašytojas, kūrėjas
     See also: writer
  
  2. kaltininkas

  author /ˈɔ:θə/ 
    autor, pisarz

  author /ɔːθər/
  artífice, autor, escritor

  author /ˈɔːθə/
  autor

  author /ɔːθər/
  автор

  author /ɔːθər/
  autor

  author //ˈɑ.θɚ// //ˈɒː.təɹ// //ˈɔ.θɚ// //ˈɔː.θə// 
  författare, upphovsman
  originator or creator of a work

  author //ˈɑ.θɚ// //ˈɒː.təɹ// //ˈɔ.θɚ// //ˈɔː.θə// 
  författa
  to create a work as its author

  author /ˈɔːθə/
  1. yazar, müellif, muharrir
  2. yaratıcı, müsebbip
  3. yazarın eserleri
  4. yazmak, eser yazmak authoress  kadın yazar.

  
/ˈɔθɝ/

  184 Moby Thesaurus words for "author":
     actor, advertising writer, agent, ancestor, ancestors, annalist,
     apprentice, architect, art critic, artificer, artist, authoress,
     bear, beget, begetter, beginner, belletrist, bibliographer, breed,
     bring about, bring forth, bring to effect, bring to pass, builder,
     catalyst, cause, causer, coauthor, collaborate, collaborator,
     columnist, compiler, compose, composer, conceive, conceiver,
     constructor, copywriter, craftsman, create, creative writer,
     creator, critic, dance critic, dash off, descanter, designer,
     deviser, diarist, discourser, discoverer, disquisitor, do, doer,
     drama critic, dramatist, editorialize, effect, effector,
     effectuate, encyclopedist, engender, engenderer, engineer,
     essayist, establish, executant, executor, executrix, expositor,
     fabricator, father, formulate, found, founder, framer, free lance,
     free-lance, free-lance writer, generate, generator, gestate, ghost,
     ghostwrite, ghostwriter, give birth to, give occasion to,
     give origin to, give rise to, grower, humorist, inaugurate,
     inaugurator, indite, inditer, industrialist, initiator, inspirer,
     instigator, institute, institutor, introducer, inventor,
     journeyman, knock off, knock out, literary artist,
     literary craftsman, literary critic, literary man, litterateur,
     logographer, magazine writer, make, maker, man of letters,
     manufacturer, master, master craftsman, medium, monographer,
     monographist, mother, mover, music critic, newspaperman,
     novelettist, novelist, novelize, occasion, operant, operative,
     operator, organizer, origin, originate, originator, pamphleteer,
     parent, past master, patriarch, penwoman, performer, perpetrator,
     planner, poet, practitioner, precursor, prepare, prime mover,
     primum mobile, procreator, produce, producer, prose writer, raiser,
     realize, realizer, reviewer, scenario writer, scenarist, scenarize,
     scribe, scriptwriter, set afloat, set on foot, set up, shaper,
     short-story writer, sire, smith, source, storyteller, subject,
     technical writer, throw on paper, tractation, word painter,
     wordsmith, work, worker, wright, write, writer
  
  

  n. 作家,创造者;

  Author
     n. 著者,作家;创造者,创始人,发起人