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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

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It may well be the most valuable company of all time, according to Stephen Witt, author of The Thinking Machine.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

About the author: JC de Swaan is the author of Seeking Virtue in Finance: Contributing to Society in a Conflicted Industry External link.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Arata is the bestselling author of “You Have a New Memory.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

A similar query arises when the author comes to the vexed question of how, and if, a diarist’s confidential work should be preserved.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

Several spaces beneath and printed in italics was the follow-up: What was the true name and occupation of the author?

From "The View From Saturday" by E.L. Konigsburg