Synonyms for author
ˈɔ θərau·thor

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1. authorverb

   To create a work as its author.

   Synonyms:
   artist, writer, subcreator, bookwright, creator, fabulator

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1. author

   The efficient cause, that which makes anything to be or be done, is the common meaning of the word, as in the saying "There is no effect without a cause." Every man instinctively recognizes himself acting through will as the cause of his own actions. The Creator is the Great First Cause of all things. A condition is something that necessarily precedes a result, but does not produce it. An antecedent simply precedes a result, with or without any agency in producing it; as, Monday is the invariable antecedent of Tuesday, but not the cause of it. The direct antonym of cause is effect, while that of antecedent is consequent. An occasion is some event which brings a cause into action at a particular moment; gravitation and heat are the causes of an avalanche; the steep incline of the mountain-side is a necessary condition, and the shout of the traveler may be the occasion of its fall. Causality is the doctrine or principle of causes, causation the action or working of causes. Compare DESIGN; REASON.

   Synonyms:
   actor, agent, antecedent, causality, causation, cause, condition, creator, designer, former, fountain, motive, occasion, origin, originator, power, precedent, reason, reason, source, spring

   Antonyms:
   consequence, creation, development, effect, end, end, event, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, result

   Preposition:
   The cause of the disaster; cause for interference.

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1. author

   Synonyms:
   creator, producer, inventor, originator, parent, cause, constructor, agent, maker, composer, fabricator, committer, perpetrator, doer

   Antonyms:
   destroyer, annihilator, demolisher, spoiler, undoer, reverser

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.0 / 1 vote

1. writer, authornoun

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

   Synonyms:
   writer, source, generator

2. generator, source, authorverb

   someone who originates or causes or initiates something

   "he was the generator of several complaints"

   Synonyms:
   writer, origin, beginning, generator, informant, rootage, root, seed, reference, source, germ, reservoir

3. authorverb

   be the author of

   "She authored this play"

Matched Categories

1. • Authorship
   • Communicator
   • Write

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1. authornoun

   Synonyms:
   originator, inventor, maker, creator, father, former, contriver, first cause

2. authornoun

   Synonyms:
   writer, composer

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1. authornoun

   Synonyms:
   creator, originator, father, littérateur, writer

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1. List of paraphrases for "author":

   complainant, perpetrator, writer, originator, 'auteur, petitioner, proposer, draftsman, autor, authors, questioner, offender, sponsor, settlor, auteur, communicant, authorship, copyright, creator, playwright

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How to use author in a sentence?

1. George Bernard Shaw:

   My main reason for adopting literature as a profession was that, as the author is never seen by his clients, he need not dress respectably.

2. Eleanor Roosevelt:

   The reason that fiction is more interesting than any other form of literature, to those who really like to study people, is that in fiction the author can really tell the truth without humiliating himself.

3. unknown:

   And sometimes it is better to solemnly retreat into solitude, than to be gravely misunderstood. Author: S.A. Quinox

4. South Asian:

   Diversity and inclusivity isn't just an educational tool. It's our lives. It's how we love, and that's part of the struggle we've had over the past several decades. Just having to remind people that [ authors of color ] exist and are real and that our books have just as much mass appeal as a white author's.

5. Robert Bonhomme, Photographer:

   Regarding travel writer and author T.R. Threston. "Tina is one of the most beautiful women I've met. She isn't just physically attractive, she also has inner beauty. She is compassionate, funny, intelligent, and, has the biggest heart of anyone I've ever met. She is truly one of a kind!