authors

noun

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work.

Someone who writes books for a living.

(US copyright law) The initial owner of the copyright to a work, especially a work made for hire or a work of corporate authorship.

(figurative) The creator or cause of anything.

(obsolete, criminal law) Principal; the primary participant in a crime.

(archaic) One's authority for something: an informant.

verb

(chiefly US, sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its author.

Roots

auctorauthor- · Latin · originator, author

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Where does authors come from?

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