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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

Example Sentences

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Mr. Hershberger is the author of “Strike Four: The Evolution of Baseball.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

With the help of an amazing team — Meg and Kaitlyn — we have online discussions, and toward the end of the month, we meet with the author for a live conversation via Zoom.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

Under the name McFadden, she was the second best-selling author of 2025 in the UK, selling 2.6 million books, and sold six million print copies in her home country.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The author also dates the founding of the National Association two years before it actually happened, followed 12 pages later by another account of the event, this time dated correctly.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

He smiled when he noticed they’d been alphabetized by author.

From "City Spies" by James Ponti