American English pronunciation

How to pronounce author

IPA transcription: ['ɔθɚ]

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Noun

  • writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

  • someone who originates or causes or initiates something

    “he was the generator of several complaints”

Verb

  • be the author of

    “She authored this play”

Usage examples

  • Bruce was credited with bass and co-authorship on the improvised track.
  • Author Bret Harte lived there for a time.
  • The last chapters concern the author's impressions drawn from these martyrdoms.
  • He was also author of a series of math films.
  • Previously, it had been an urban sanitary authority.
  • It is owned by the Chennault International Airport Authority.
  • Many authors have given different opinions about the poet's value.
  • During the Cold War, Swiss authorities considered the construction of a Swiss nuclear bomb.
  • Susan angrily confronts Frankie over Zack's death and goes to the authorities.
  • It is a statutory authority which regulates aviation in the country.