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Synonyms for author
ˈɔ θərau·thor
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Wiktionary
authorverb
To create a work as its author.
Synonyms:
artist, writer, subcreator, bookwright, creator, fabulator
English Synonyms and Antonyms
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, springAntonyms:
consequence, creation, development, effect, end, end, event, fruit, issue, outcome, outgrowth, product, resultPreposition:
The cause of the disaster; cause for interference.
Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
author
Synonyms:
creator, producer, inventor, originator, parent, cause, constructor, agent, maker, composer, fabricator, committer, perpetrator, doerAntonyms:
destroyer, annihilator, demolisher, spoiler, undoer, reverser
Princeton's WordNet
writer, authornoun
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
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, reservoirauthorverb
be the author of
"She authored this play"
Matched Categories
Dictionary of English Synonymes
authornoun
Synonyms:
originator, inventor, maker, creator, father, former, contriver, first causeauthornoun
Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words
authornoun
Synonyms:
creator, originator, father, littérateur, writer
PPDB, the paraphrase database
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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Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
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#147 | copyright | |
#307 | power | |
#419 | source | |
#420 | author | |
#666 | reference | |
#1067 | condition | |
#1189 | artist | |
#1223 | cause | |
#1246 | reason | |
#1249 | spring | |
#1441 | agent | |
#1559 | authors | |
#1674 | beginning | |
#1753 | former | |
#1771 | parent | |
#1955 | root | |
#2366 | sponsor | |
#2518 | origin | |
#2589 | designer | |
#2718 | writer | |
#4013 | seed | |
#4208 | producer | |
#4223 | maker | |
#4288 | actor | |
#5062 | generator | |
#5463 | occasion | |
#5715 | creator | |
#6790 | composer | |
#8063 | fountain | |
#9402 | reservoir | |
#10458 | constructor | |
#11096 | offender | |
#11592 | petitioner | |
#11984 | inventor | |
#13312 | complainant | |
#16696 | precedent | |
#16875 | motive | |
#19983 | originator | |
#20206 | germ | |
#22222 | autor | |
#25956 | playwright | |
#28601 | authorship | |
#29788 | informant | |
#31286 | auteur | |
#32060 | causation | |
#34046 | causality | |
#34964 | perpetrator | |
#41699 | proposer | |
#44502 | antecedent | |
#56838 | doer | |
#57611 | fabricator | |
#63573 | questioner | |
#78104 | draftsman | |
#80078 | committer | |
#81237 | settlor | |
#157271 | communicant |
How to use author in a sentence?
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.
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.
And sometimes it is better to solemnly retreat into solitude, than to be gravely misunderstood. Author: S.A. Quinox
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.
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!
Translations for author
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- مؤلّفArabic
- avtor, müəllifAzerbaijani
- а́ўтарBelarusian
- създавам, а́втор, творе́ц, творяBulgarian
- aozerBreton
- autora, autorCatalan, Valencian
- яздархоChechen
- autorCzech
- forfatterDanish
- Autor, AutorinGerman
- δημιουργός, συγγράφωGreek
- aŭtoro, verkinto, aŭtori, verkiEsperanto
- escribir, escritor, escritora, autor, autoraSpanish
- autorEstonian
- egileBasque
- پدیدآورنده, مؤلفPersian
- tekijä, kirjoittaja, tehdä, kirjoittaa, luodaFinnish
- rithøvundur, høvundurFaroese
- auteur, écrire, créerFrench
- údarIrish
- ùghdarScottish Gaelic
- autorGalician
- סופרHebrew
- लेखक, लेखिकाHindi
- otèHaitian Creole
- szerzőHungarian
- հեղինակArmenian
- höfundur, rithöfundurIcelandic
- autore, autriceItalian
- 著す, 作者, 作家, 著者Japanese
- ავტორიGeorgian
- 저자, 작가Korean
- auctorLatin
- ນັກປະພັນLao
- autorius, autorėLithuanian
- autorsLatvian
- а́вторMacedonian
- लेखक, लेखिकाMarathi
- စာရေးဆရာBurmese
- forfatterNorwegian
- schrijfster, auteur, schrijverDutch
- forfattarNorwegian Nynorsk
- autorOccitan
- autorka, autorPolish
- autorPortuguese
- autor, crea, scrie, autoareRomanian
- а́втор, созда́тель, творе́цRussian
- àutorica, аутор, àutor, ауторицаSerbo-Croatian
- autorSlovak
- avtor, avtoricaSlovene
- författa, författare, upphovsmanSwedish
- நூலாசிரியர், படைப்பாளர்Tamil
- ผู้เขียนThai
- yazar, müellifTurkish
- а́вторUkrainian
- مصنفUrdu
- tác giảVietnamese
- lautanVolapük
- 作者Chinese
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