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

Example Sentences

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Trading veteran Kevin Muir, author of the Macro Tourist on Substack, raises questions about true demand for artificial intelligence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

New Zealand-born Sarah Wynn-Williams was introduced as "an author in a hostage situation" at the Hay Festival, Powys, on Sunday.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

Maran, a Silver Lake-based author, has written “The New Old Me” and other books.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2026

"This ensures optimal coupling of the metasurface to the detection elements," notes corresponding author Wladislaw Michailow, who led the research at the University of Cambridge and later at Swansea University in the UK.

From Science Daily • May 31, 2026

“Part of your heritage. An author you should really read.”

From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick

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