author

Type: verb, noun

Definitions: (verb) If you author something, you create a work as its author. (noun) An author is the creator of a work; a writer.

Examples: (verb) When she was young, she authored a book about 21st centaury morality. (noun) The author of the article believes that we should eat less beef.

Synonyms: nouns: writer, journalist, biographer. verbs: write.

Academic Word List Sublist and Group: 6 E