"author" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈɔː.θə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈoː.θə(ɹ)] [British, Southern, Standard], [ˈɔ(ː)θ(ə)ɹ] [Canada], /ˈɔ.θɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɑ.θɚ/ [cot-caught-merger], /ˈɒː.təɹ/ [obsolete] Audio: en-us-author.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔːθə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English auctour, from Anglo-Norman autour, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augeō (“to increase, originate”). The h, also found in Middle French autheur, is unetymological as there is no h in the original Latin spelling. The OED attributes the h to contamination by authentic. Doublet of auteur. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|auctour}} Middle English auctour, {{der|en|xno|autour}} Anglo-Norman autour, {{der|en|fro|autor}} Old French autor, {{der|en|la|auctor}} Latin auctor, {{cog|frm|autheur}} Middle French autheur, {{doublet|en|auteur}} Doublet of auteur, {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂ewg-}} Head templates: {{en-noun}} author (plural authors) Forms: authors [plural], aucthor [alternative], aucthour [alternative], auctor [alternative], auctour [alternative], auctoure [alternative], authour [alternative], authoure [alternative], autor [alternative], autour [alternative], autoure [alternative]
  1. The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work. Categories (topical): Authors, Occupations, People, Writing Synonyms (creator of a work): bookwright, creator, artist, subcreator, fabulator, writer Translations (originator or creator of a work): autor [masculine] (Albanian), autore [feminine] (Albanian), ἀρχηγέτης (arkhēgétēs) [masculine] (Ancient Greek), مُؤَلِّف (muʔallif) [masculine] (Arabic), مُصَنِّف (muṣannif) [masculine] (Arabic), autor [masculine] (Aragonese), autora [feminine] (Aragonese), հեղինակ (heġinak) (Armenian), autor [masculine] (Asturian), müəllif (Azerbaijani), avtor (Azerbaijani), egile (Basque), а́ўтар (áŭtar) [masculine] (Belarusian), а́ўтарка (áŭtarka) [feminine] (Belarusian), লেখক (lekhok) (Bengali), স্রষ্টা (srośṭa) (Bengali), aozer (Breton), а́втор (ávtor) [masculine] (Bulgarian), а́вторка (ávtorka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), творе́ц (tvoréc) [masculine] (Bulgarian), စာရေးဆရာ (care:hca.ra) (Burmese), autor [masculine] (Catalan), autora [feminine] (Catalan), яздархо (jazdarxo) (Chechen), 作家 (zuòjiā) (Chinese Mandarin), 作者 (zuòzhě) (Chinese Mandarin), тэйкыткуԓьын (tėjkytkuḷʹyn) (Chukchi), autor [masculine] (Czech), autorka [feminine] (Czech), forfatter [common-gender] (Danish), auteur [masculine] (Dutch), schrijver [especially, literary, masculine] (Dutch), schrijfster [especially, feminine, literary] (Dutch), автор (avtor) (Eastern Mari), серышоза (seryšoza) (Eastern Mari), verkinto (Esperanto), aŭtoro (Esperanto), autor (Estonian), utol [masculine] (Extremaduran), rithøvundur [masculine] (Faroese), høvundur [masculine] (Faroese), tekijä (Finnish), kirjoittaja (Finnish), auteur [masculine] (French), auteure [feminine] (French), autrice [feminine] (French), autor [masculine] (Galician), ავტორი (avṭori) (Georgian), Autor [masculine] (German), Autorin [feminine] (German), Verfasser [masculine] (German), Verfasserin [feminine] (German), Schriftsteller [masculine] (German), Schriftstellerin [feminine] (German), δημιουργός (dimiourgós) [common-gender] (Greek), લેખક (lekhak) [masculine] (Gujarati), otè (Haitian Creole), סוֹפֵר (sofér) [masculine] (Hebrew), מְחַבֵּר (m'khabér) [masculine] (Hebrew), יוֹצֵר (yotsér) [masculine] (Hebrew), लेखक (lekhak) [masculine] (Hindi), लेखिका (lekhikā) [feminine] (Hindi), प्रणेता (praṇetā) [masculine] (Hindi), szerző [masculine] (Hungarian), szerzőnő [feminine] (Hungarian), kezdeményező (Hungarian), alkotó (Hungarian), létrehozó (Hungarian), kiötlő (Hungarian), kiagyaló (Hungarian), höfundur [masculine] (Icelandic), rithöfundur [masculine] (Icelandic), pengarang (Indonesian), tekijä (Ingrian), avtora (Ingrian), údar [masculine] (Irish), autore [masculine] (Italian), autrice [feminine] (Italian), 著者 (chosha) (alt: ちょしゃ) (Japanese), 作家 (sakka) (alt: さっか) (Japanese), 作者 (sakusha) (alt: さくしゃ) (Japanese), 作成者 (sakuseisha) (alt: さくせいしゃ) (Japanese), 筆者 (hissha) (alt: ひっしゃ) (Japanese), автор (avtor) (Kazakh), жазушы (jazuşy) (Kazakh), គន្ថការ (kŭənthaʼkaa) (Khmer), 저자 (jeoja) (alt: 著者) (Korean), 작가 (jakga) (alt: 作家) (Korean), 글쓴이 (geulsseuni) (Korean), 지은이 (jieuni) (Korean), 작자 (jakja) (alt: 作者) (Korean), 필자 (pilja) (alt: 筆者) (Korean), автор (avtor) (Kyrgyz), жазуучу (jazuucu) (Kyrgyz), autór (Ladino), ນັກປະພັນ (nak pa phan) (Lao), auctor [masculine] (Latin), repertor [figuratively, masculine] (Latin), autors [masculine] (Latvian), autore [feminine] (Latvian), autorius [masculine] (Lithuanian), autorė [feminine] (Lithuanian), awtor [masculine] (Lower Sorbian), awtorka [feminine] (Lower Sorbian), Auteur [masculine] (Luxembourgish), автор (avtor) [masculine] (Macedonian), авторка (avtorka) [feminine] (Macedonian), लेखक (lekhak) [masculine] (Marathi), लेखिका (lekhikā) [feminine] (Marathi), зохиолч (zoxiolč) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), зохиогч (zoxiogč) [Cyrillic] (Mongolian), daner (Northern Kurdish), forfatter [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), forfattar [masculine] (Norwegian Nynorsk), autor [masculine] (Occitan), پدیدآورنده (padid-âvarande) (Persian), مؤلف (mo'allef) (Persian), Schreftstala [masculine] (Plautdietsch), autor [masculine] (Polish), autorka [feminine] (Polish), autor [masculine] (Portuguese), autor [masculine] (Romanian), autoare [feminine] (Romanian), а́втор (ávtor) [masculine] (Russian), созда́тель (sozdátelʹ) [masculine] (Russian), творе́ц (tvoréc) [masculine] (Russian), ùghdar [masculine] (Scottish Gaelic), а̀утор [Cyrillic, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), а̀уторица [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), àutor [Roman, masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), àutorica [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), autor [masculine] (Slovak), autorka [feminine] (Slovak), avtor [masculine] (Slovene), avtorica [feminine] (Slovene), autor [masculine] (Spanish), autora [feminine] (Spanish), escritor [masculine] (Spanish), escritora [feminine] (Spanish), mwandishi (Swahili), författare [common-gender] [literature, publishing, media] (Swedish), upphovsman [common-gender] (Swedish), муаллиф (muallif) (Tajik), мусанниф (musannif) (Tajik), нависанда (navisanda) (Tajik), படைப்பாளர் (paṭaippāḷar) (Tamil), நூலாசிரியர் (nūlāciriyar) (Tamil), రచయిత (racayita) [masculine] (Telugu), రచయిత్రి (racayitri) [feminine] (Telugu), కర్త (karta) (Telugu), గ్రంథకర్త (granthakarta) (Telugu), గ్రంథకారుడు (granthakāruḍu) (Telugu), ผู้เขียน (pûu-kǐian) (Thai), นักประพันธ์ (nák-bprà-pan) (Thai), yazar (Turkish), müellif (Turkish), awtor (Turkmen), ýazyjy (Turkmen), а́втор (ávtor) [masculine] (Ukrainian), а́вторка (ávtorka) [feminine] (Ukrainian), ئاپتور (aptor) (Uyghur), مۇئەللىپ (mu'ellip) (Uyghur), ئاساسچى (asaschi) (Uyghur), muallif (Uzbek), avtor (Uzbek), yozuvchi (Uzbek), tác giả (Vietnamese), lautan (Volapük), awdur [masculine] (Welsh), awdures [feminine] (Welsh), מחבר (mekhaber) [masculine] (Yiddish), מעכאַבער (mekhaber) [masculine] (Yiddish), שרײַבער (shrayber) [masculine] (Yiddish), אויטאָר (oytor) [masculine] (Yiddish), פֿאַרפֿאַסער (farfaser) [masculine] (Yiddish), שריפֿטשטעלער (shriftshteler) [masculine] (Yiddish), וואָרטקינסטלער (vortkinstler) [masculine] (Yiddish), ליטעראַט (literat) [masculine] (Yiddish), פֿעדערניק (federnik) [masculine] (Yiddish), nuskar (Zazaki), nusger (Zazaki), bouxsij (Zhuang)
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Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Eastern Mari translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Estonian translations, Terms with Ewe translations, Terms with Extremaduran translations, Terms with Faroese translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Galician translations, Terms with Georgian translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Gujarati translations, Terms with Haitian Creole translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hindi translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Icelandic translations, Terms with Ido translations, Terms with Indonesian translations, Terms with Ingrian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Khmer translations, Terms with Korean translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, 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translations: 37 5 6 24 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Aragonese translations: 36 7 8 22 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 34 11 8 24 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Asturian translations: 39 8 9 24 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Azerbaijani translations: 35 11 8 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Basque translations: 36 7 8 22 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Belarusian translations: 40 8 9 24 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Bengali translations: 34 11 8 25 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Breton translations: 35 11 8 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 40 7 8 22 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Burmese translations: 35 10 8 24 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 36 7 8 22 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Central Kurdish translations: 56 2 1 20 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Chechen translations: 36 7 8 22 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Chukchi translations: 35 11 5 20 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 34 11 8 25 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 39 5 6 21 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 41 9 4 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Eastern Mari translations: 41 3 3 27 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 39 5 2 21 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Estonian translations: 35 12 9 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Ewe translations: 36 9 8 22 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Extremaduran translations: 36 7 8 22 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Faroese translations: 35 11 8 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 37 7 8 23 24 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 43 8 3 22 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Galician translations: 37 7 8 23 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Georgian translations: 34 11 8 24 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 43 7 5 23 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 44 8 3 20 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Gujarati translations: 34 11 8 24 23 Disambiguation of 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10 4 19 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 34 6 7 29 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Latin translations: 45 6 3 24 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Latvian translations: 35 12 9 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Lithuanian translations: 35 12 9 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Lower Sorbian translations: 40 5 3 23 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 38 5 4 20 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 35 12 9 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Maltese translations: 38 8 9 23 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 40 6 4 20 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Marathi translations: 35 11 5 20 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Mongolian translations: 39 9 7 25 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Northern Kurdish translations: 42 2 2 26 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 36 8 9 23 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Nynorsk translations: 41 3 3 27 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 37 8 5 20 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 34 11 8 22 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Plautdietsch translations: 60 3 1 15 21 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 35 9 8 22 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 33 11 8 26 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 37 7 8 23 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 6 3 24 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Scottish Gaelic translations: 35 7 8 22 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Serbo-Croatian translations: 35 11 8 22 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovak translations: 35 12 9 22 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Slovene translations: 35 11 8 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 45 6 2 24 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 38 6 3 21 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 37 7 7 22 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Tajik translations: 35 11 8 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Tamil translations: 34 11 8 24 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Telugu translations: 36 7 7 25 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 34 11 8 24 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 37 7 7 22 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkmen translations: 34 11 8 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 36 7 8 22 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Uyghur translations: 36 7 8 22 26 Disambiguation of Terms with Uzbek translations: 35 11 8 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Vietnamese translations: 35 11 8 22 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Volapük translations: 44 7 3 24 23 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 41 8 3 22 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 38 5 4 22 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Zazaki translations: 45 6 3 24 22 Disambiguation of Terms with Zhuang translations: 37 8 7 23 26 Disambiguation of 'creator of a work': 91 3 3 4 Disambiguation of 'originator or creator of a work': 93 2 2 3
  2. Someone who writes books for a living. Categories (topical): Authors, People
    Sense id: en-author-en-noun-I7m7epPJ Disambiguation of Authors: 29 21 17 25 8 Disambiguation of People: 27 18 22 30 3 Categories (other): Terms with Ladino translations Disambiguation of Terms with Ladino translations: 32 10 4 19 35
  3. (obsolete, criminal law) Principal; the primary participant in a crime. Tags: obsolete Categories (topical): Criminal law, Authors, People
    Sense id: en-author-en-noun-TCu5-Pou Disambiguation of Authors: 29 21 17 25 8 Disambiguation of People: 27 18 22 30 3
  4. (archaic) One's authority for something: an informant. Tags: archaic Categories (topical): Authors, People, Writing
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The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: auteur, authority, authorization, authorisation, authorship

Verb

IPA: /ˈɔː.θə(ɹ)/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈoː.θə(ɹ)] [British, Southern, Standard], [ˈɔ(ː)θ(ə)ɹ] [Canada], /ˈɔ.θɚ/ [General-American], /ˈɑ.θɚ/ [cot-caught-merger], /ˈɒː.təɹ/ [obsolete] Audio: en-us-author.ogg
Rhymes: -ɔːθə(ɹ) Etymology: From Middle English auctour, from Anglo-Norman autour, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augeō (“to increase, originate”). The h, also found in Middle French autheur, is unetymological as there is no h in the original Latin spelling. The OED attributes the h to contamination by authentic. Doublet of auteur. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|auctour}} Middle English auctour, {{der|en|xno|autour}} Anglo-Norman autour, {{der|en|fro|autor}} Old French autor, {{der|en|la|auctor}} Latin auctor, {{cog|frm|autheur}} Middle French autheur, {{doublet|en|auteur}} Doublet of auteur, {{root|en|ine-pro|*h₂ewg-}} Head templates: {{en-verb}} author (third-person singular simple present authors, present participle authoring, simple past and past participle authored) Forms: authors [present, singular, third-person], authoring [participle, present], authored [participle, past], authored [past], aucthor [alternative], aucthour [alternative], auctor [alternative], auctour [alternative], auctoure [alternative], authour [alternative], authoure [alternative], autor [alternative], autour [alternative], autoure [alternative]
  1. (chiefly US, sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its author. Tags: US, proscribed, sometimes Categories (topical): Writing Derived forms: authorable Translations (to create a work as its author): أَلَّفَ (ʔallafa) (Arabic), творя (tvorja) (Bulgarian), създавам (sǎzdavam) (Bulgarian), forfatte (Danish), schrijven (Dutch), aŭtori (Esperanto), verki (Esperanto), luoda (Finnish), tehdä (Finnish), kirjoittaa (Finnish), écrire (French), créer (French), συγγράφω (syngráfo) (Greek), ír (Hungarian), alkot (Hungarian), szerez (Hungarian), kezdeményez (Hungarian), szerzője (Hungarian), skriptar (Ido), creare (Italian), 著す (arawasu) (Japanese), crea (Romanian), scrie (Romanian), vytvoriť (Slovak), napísať (Slovak), tvoriť (Slovak), písať (Slovak), escribir (Spanish), författa (Swedish), awduro (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-author-en-verb-ANEncfpT Disambiguation of Writing: 32 2 9 38 19 Categories (other): American English, Pages with entries, Terms with Ancient Greek translations, Terms with Esperanto translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Ladino translations, Terms with Lao translations, Terms with Luxembourgish translations, Terms with Occitan translations, Terms with Swahili translations, Terms with Yiddish translations Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 41 5 2 33 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Ancient Greek translations: 31 8 7 17 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Esperanto translations: 39 5 2 21 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 33 7 7 20 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Ladino translations: 32 10 4 19 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Lao translations: 34 6 7 29 24 Disambiguation of Terms with Luxembourgish translations: 38 5 4 20 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Occitan translations: 37 8 5 20 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Swahili translations: 38 6 3 21 31 Disambiguation of Terms with Yiddish translations: 38 5 4 22 31

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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        "The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work."
      ],
      "id": "en-author-en-noun-GrSpvPu~",
      "links": [
        [
          "originator",
          "originator"
        ],
        [
          "creator",
          "creator"
        ],
        [
          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "literary",
          "literary"
        ],
        [
          "composition",
          "composition"
        ]
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "_dis1": "91 3 3 4",
          "sense": "creator of a work",
          "word": "bookwright"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 3 3 4",
          "sense": "creator of a work",
          "word": "creator"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 3 3 4",
          "sense": "creator of a work",
          "word": "artist"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 3 3 4",
          "sense": "creator of a work",
          "word": "subcreator"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 3 3 4",
          "sense": "creator of a work",
          "word": "fabulator"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "91 3 3 4",
          "sense": "creator of a work",
          "word": "writer"
        }
      ],
      "translations": [
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sq",
          "lang": "Albanian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "muʔallif",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "مُؤَلِّف"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "muṣannif",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "مُصَنِّف"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "an",
          "lang": "Aragonese",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "an",
          "lang": "Aragonese",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "hy",
          "lang": "Armenian",
          "roman": "heġinak",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "հեղինակ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ast",
          "lang": "Asturian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "müəllif"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "az",
          "lang": "Azerbaijani",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "avtor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "eu",
          "lang": "Basque",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "egile"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "áŭtar",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "а́ўтар"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "be",
          "lang": "Belarusian",
          "roman": "áŭtarka",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "а́ўтарка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "lekhok",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "লেখক"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "bn",
          "lang": "Bengali",
          "roman": "srośṭa",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "স্রষ্টা"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "br",
          "lang": "Breton",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "aozer"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ávtor",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "а́втор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "ávtorka",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "а́вторка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "bg",
          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "tvoréc",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "творе́ц"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "my",
          "lang": "Burmese",
          "roman": "care:hca.ra",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "စာရေးဆရာ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ca",
          "lang": "Catalan",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ce",
          "lang": "Chechen",
          "roman": "jazdarxo",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "яздархо"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zuòjiā",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "作家"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "zuòzhě",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "作者"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ckt",
          "lang": "Chukchi",
          "roman": "tėjkytkuḷʹyn",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "тэйкыткуԓьын"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autorka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "da",
          "lang": "Danish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "forfatter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "auteur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "especially",
            "literary",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "schrijver"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "especially",
            "feminine",
            "literary"
          ],
          "word": "schrijfster"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "verkinto"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "aŭtoro"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ext",
          "lang": "Extremaduran",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "utol"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rithøvundur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "fo",
          "lang": "Faroese",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "høvundur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "tekijä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "kirjoittaja"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "auteur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "auteure"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autrice"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "gl",
          "lang": "Galician",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "avṭori",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "ავტორი"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Autorin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Verfasser"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Verfasserin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Schriftsteller"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "Schriftstellerin"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "el",
          "lang": "Greek",
          "roman": "dimiourgós",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "δημιουργός"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "grc",
          "lang": "Ancient Greek",
          "roman": "arkhēgétēs",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ἀρχηγέτης"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "gu",
          "lang": "Gujarati",
          "roman": "lekhak",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "લેખક"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ht",
          "lang": "Haitian Creole",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "otè"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "sofér",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "סוֹפֵר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "m'khabér",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מְחַבֵּר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "he",
          "lang": "Hebrew",
          "roman": "yotsér",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "יוֹצֵר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "lekhak",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "लेखक"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "lekhikā",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "लेखिका"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "hi",
          "lang": "Hindi",
          "roman": "praṇetā",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "प्रणेता"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "szerző"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "szerzőnő"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "kezdeményező"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "alkotó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "létrehozó"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "kiötlő"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "kiagyaló"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "höfundur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "is",
          "lang": "Icelandic",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "rithöfundur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "id",
          "lang": "Indonesian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "pengarang"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "tekijä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "izh",
          "lang": "Ingrian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "avtora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "údar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autrice"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "alt": "ちょしゃ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "chosha",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "著者"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "alt": "さっか",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sakka",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "作家"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "alt": "さくしゃ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sakusha",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "作者"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "alt": "さくせいしゃ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "sakuseisha",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "作成者"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "alt": "ひっしゃ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "hissha",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "筆者"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "avtor",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "автор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "kk",
          "lang": "Kazakh",
          "roman": "jazuşy",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "жазушы"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "kŭənthaʼkaa",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "គន្ថការ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "alt": "著者",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jeoja",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "저자"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "alt": "作家",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jakga",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "작가"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "geulsseuni",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "글쓴이"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jieuni",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "지은이"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "alt": "作者",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "jakja",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "작자"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "alt": "筆者",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "pilja",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "필자"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "kmr",
          "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "daner"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "avtor",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "автор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ky",
          "lang": "Kyrgyz",
          "roman": "jazuucu",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "жазуучу"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "lad",
          "lang": "Ladino",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "autór"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "lo",
          "lang": "Lao",
          "roman": "nak pa phan",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "ນັກປະພັນ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "auctor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "figuratively",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "repertor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autors"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "lv",
          "lang": "Latvian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autore"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autorius"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "lt",
          "lang": "Lithuanian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autorė"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "lb",
          "lang": "Luxembourgish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Auteur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "avtor",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "автор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mk",
          "lang": "Macedonian",
          "roman": "avtorka",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "авторка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "lekhak",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "लेखक"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mr",
          "lang": "Marathi",
          "roman": "lekhikā",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "लेखिका"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mhr",
          "lang": "Eastern Mari",
          "roman": "avtor",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "автор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mhr",
          "lang": "Eastern Mari",
          "roman": "seryšoza",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "серышоза"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "zoxiolč",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "зохиолч"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "mn",
          "lang": "Mongolian",
          "roman": "zoxiogč",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "зохиогч"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "nb",
          "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "forfatter"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "nn",
          "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "forfattar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "oc",
          "lang": "Occitan",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "padid-âvarande",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "پدیدآورنده"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "roman": "mo'allef",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "مؤلف"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "pdt",
          "lang": "Plautdietsch",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "Schreftstala"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autorka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autoare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ávtor",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "а́втор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sozdátelʹ",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "созда́тель"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "tvoréc",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "творе́ц"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ùghdar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "а̀утор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "а̀уторица"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "àutor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "Roman",
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "àutorica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autorka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "avtor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "avtorica"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "awtor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "dsb",
          "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "awtorka"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "autor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "autora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "escritor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "escritora"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sw",
          "lang": "Swahili",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "mwandishi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "topics": [
            "literature",
            "publishing",
            "media"
          ],
          "word": "författare"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "common-gender"
          ],
          "word": "upphovsman"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "muallif",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "муаллиф"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "musannif",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "мусанниф"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "tg",
          "lang": "Tajik",
          "roman": "navisanda",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "нависанда"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "paṭaippāḷar",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "படைப்பாளர்"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ta",
          "lang": "Tamil",
          "roman": "nūlāciriyar",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "நூலாசிரியர்"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "racayita",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "రచయిత"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "racayitri",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "రచయిత్రి"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "karta",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "కర్త"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "granthakarta",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "గ్రంథకర్త"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "te",
          "lang": "Telugu",
          "roman": "granthakāruḍu",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "గ్రంథకారుడు"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "pûu-kǐian",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "ผู้เขียน"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "nák-bprà-pan",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "นักประพันธ์"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "yazar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "müellif"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "awtor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "tk",
          "lang": "Turkmen",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "ýazyjy"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ávtor",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "а́втор"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "ávtorka",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "а́вторка"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "aptor",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "ئاپتور"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "mu'ellip",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "مۇئەللىپ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "ug",
          "lang": "Uyghur",
          "roman": "asaschi",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "ئاساسچى"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "muallif"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "avtor"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "uz",
          "lang": "Uzbek",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "yozuvchi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "tác giả"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "vo",
          "lang": "Volapük",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "lautan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "awdur"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "cy",
          "lang": "Welsh",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "feminine"
          ],
          "word": "awdures"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "mekhaber",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מחבר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "mekhaber",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "מעכאַבער"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "shrayber",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "שרײַבער"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "oytor",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "אויטאָר"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "farfaser",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "פֿאַרפֿאַסער"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "shriftshteler",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "שריפֿטשטעלער"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "vortkinstler",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "וואָרטקינסטלער"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "literat",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "ליטעראַט"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "yi",
          "lang": "Yiddish",
          "roman": "federnik",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "tags": [
            "masculine"
          ],
          "word": "פֿעדערניק"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "nuskar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "nusger"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "93 2 2 3",
          "code": "za",
          "lang": "Zhuang",
          "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
          "word": "bouxsij"
        }
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "32 10 4 19 35",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Terms with Ladino translations",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
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    "en:Authors",
    "en:Occupations",
    "en:People",
    "en:Writing"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "authorcraft"
    },
    {
      "word": "authordom"
    },
    {
      "word": "authoress"
    },
    {
      "word": "authress"
    },
    {
      "word": "authorhood"
    },
    {
      "word": "authorial"
    },
    {
      "word": "authorish"
    },
    {
      "word": "authorism"
    },
    {
      "word": "authorless"
    },
    {
      "word": "authorlike"
    },
    {
      "word": "authorling"
    },
    {
      "word": "authorly"
    },
    {
      "word": "author mill"
    },
    {
      "word": "author of life"
    },
    {
      "word": "coauthor"
    },
    {
      "word": "co-author"
    },
    {
      "word": "corresponding author"
    },
    {
      "word": "death of the author"
    },
    {
      "word": "hyperauthor"
    },
    {
      "word": "multiauthor"
    },
    {
      "word": "nonauthor"
    },
    {
      "word": "overauthor"
    },
    {
      "word": "reauthor"
    },
    {
      "word": "Suethor"
    }
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      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "enm",
        "3": "auctour"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle English auctour",
      "name": "inh"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "xno",
        "3": "autour"
      },
      "expansion": "Anglo-Norman autour",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "fro",
        "3": "autor"
      },
      "expansion": "Old French autor",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "la",
        "3": "auctor"
      },
      "expansion": "Latin auctor",
      "name": "der"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "frm",
        "2": "autheur"
      },
      "expansion": "Middle French autheur",
      "name": "cog"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "auteur"
      },
      "expansion": "Doublet of auteur",
      "name": "doublet"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "ine-pro",
        "3": "*h₂ewg-"
      },
      "expansion": "",
      "name": "root"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From Middle English auctour, from Anglo-Norman autour, from Old French autor, from Latin auctor, from augeō (“to increase, originate”). The h, also found in Middle French autheur, is unetymological as there is no h in the original Latin spelling. The OED attributes the h to contamination by authentic. Doublet of auteur.",
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    {
      "form": "authors",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aucthor",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "aucthour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auctor",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auctour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "auctoure",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "authour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "authoure",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "autor",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "autour",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "autoure",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
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      "args": {},
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    }
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  "hyphenation": [
    "au‧thor"
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "auteur"
    },
    {
      "word": "authority"
    },
    {
      "word": "authorization"
    },
    {
      "word": "authorisation"
    },
    {
      "word": "authorship"
    }
  ],
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    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with quotations",
        "English terms with usage examples",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
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        {
          "text": "The copyright of any original writing belongs initially and properly to its author.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "Have you read any Corinthian authors?",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "This paper has three authors.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1667, John Milton, “Book III”, in Paradise Lost. […], London: […] [Samuel Simmons], and are to be sold by Peter Parker […]; [a]nd by Robert Boulter […]; [a]nd Matthias Walker, […], →OCLC; republished as Paradise Lost in Ten Books: […], London: Basil Montagu Pickering […], 1873, →OCLC:",
          "text": "Eternal King; thee, Author of all being.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond:",
          "text": "During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1755, Samuel Johnson, A Dictionary of the English Language, Preface:",
          "text": "The chief glory of every people arises from its authors.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1661, John Fell, The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond:",
          "text": "During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant[…]",
          "type": "quote"
        }
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      "glosses": [
        "The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition; or, one of the creators of a collaborative work."
      ],
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          "originator",
          "originator"
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          "creator",
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        ],
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          "work",
          "work"
        ],
        [
          "literary",
          "literary"
        ],
        [
          "composition",
          "composition"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Someone who writes books for a living."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "book",
          "book"
        ]
      ]
    },
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      "categories": [
        "English terms with obsolete senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "en:Criminal law"
      ],
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        {
          "ref": "1879, F. D. Morice, Pindar, chapter 10, page 158:",
          "text": "We hear […]of fratricidal murders, and stern reprisals on their authors.",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1894, Franco-Siamese Mixed Court, The Case of Kieng Chek (Kham Muon) before the Franco-Siamese Mixed Court, Bangkok: n.p., page 4:",
          "text": "Accomplices of a crime or an offence shall incur the same punishment as the authors of such a crime or offence, except when the law will have disposed otherwise.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Principal; the primary participant in a crime."
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      "links": [
        [
          "criminal law",
          "criminal law"
        ],
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          "Principal",
          "principal"
        ],
        [
          "primary",
          "primary"
        ],
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          "participant",
          "participant"
        ],
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          "crime",
          "crime"
        ]
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        "(obsolete, criminal law) Principal; the primary participant in a crime."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "obsolete"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English terms with archaic senses",
        "English terms with quotations",
        "Quotation templates to be cleaned"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "ref": "1699, Seven new Colloquies translated out of Erasmus:",
          "text": "Let me inform you en passant, Ladies, that those Villains the Heathens, as my Authors tell me, (and I thought it wou'd^([sic]) not be amiss to communicate such a nice Observation to this House) used to call our Saviour Chrestus, and not Christus, by way of Contempt and Derision […]",
          "type": "quote"
        },
        {
          "ref": "1896, Robert Louis Stevenson, Weir of Hermiston:",
          "text": "'Wanting the hat,' continues my author, Kirstie, whom I but haltingly follow, for she told this tale like one inspired, 'wanting guns, for there wasna twa grains o' pouder in the house, wi' nae mair weepons than their sticks into their hands, the fower o' them took the road.",
          "type": "quote"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "One's authority for something: an informant."
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          "informant"
        ]
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        "(archaic) One's authority for something: an informant."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "archaic"
      ]
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      "ipa": "/ˈɔː.θə(ɹ)/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "[ˈoː.θə(ɹ)]",
      "tags": [
        "British",
        "Southern",
        "Standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈɔ(ː)θ(ə)ɹ]",
      "tags": [
        "Canada"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɔ.θɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɑ.θɚ/",
      "tags": [
        "cot-caught-merger"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈɒː.təɹ/",
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        "obsolete"
      ]
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      "rhymes": "-ɔːθə(ɹ)"
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    {
      "sense": "creator of a work",
      "word": "bookwright"
    },
    {
      "sense": "creator of a work",
      "word": "creator"
    },
    {
      "sense": "creator of a work",
      "word": "artist"
    },
    {
      "sense": "creator of a work",
      "word": "subcreator"
    },
    {
      "sense": "creator of a work",
      "word": "fabulator"
    },
    {
      "sense": "creator of a work",
      "word": "writer"
    }
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      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sq",
      "lang": "Albanian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autore"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "muʔallif",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُؤَلِّف"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "muṣannif",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "مُصَنِّف"
    },
    {
      "code": "an",
      "lang": "Aragonese",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "an",
      "lang": "Aragonese",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autora"
    },
    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "roman": "heġinak",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "հեղինակ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ast",
      "lang": "Asturian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "müəllif"
    },
    {
      "code": "az",
      "lang": "Azerbaijani",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "avtor"
    },
    {
      "code": "eu",
      "lang": "Basque",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "egile"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "áŭtar",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "а́ўтар"
    },
    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "áŭtarka",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "а́ўтарка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "lekhok",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "লেখক"
    },
    {
      "code": "bn",
      "lang": "Bengali",
      "roman": "srośṭa",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "স্রষ্টা"
    },
    {
      "code": "br",
      "lang": "Breton",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "aozer"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ávtor",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "а́втор"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "ávtorka",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "а́вторка"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tvoréc",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "творе́ц"
    },
    {
      "code": "my",
      "lang": "Burmese",
      "roman": "care:hca.ra",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "စာရေးဆရာ"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ce",
      "lang": "Chechen",
      "roman": "jazdarxo",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "яздархо"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zuòjiā",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "作家"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "zuòzhě",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "作者"
    },
    {
      "code": "ckt",
      "lang": "Chukchi",
      "roman": "tėjkytkuḷʹyn",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "тэйкыткуԓьын"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorka"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "forfatter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "auteur"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "especially",
        "literary",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "schrijver"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "especially",
        "feminine",
        "literary"
      ],
      "word": "schrijfster"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "verkinto"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "aŭtoro"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ext",
      "lang": "Extremaduran",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "utol"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rithøvundur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fo",
      "lang": "Faroese",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "høvundur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "tekijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "kirjoittaja"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "auteur"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "auteure"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autrice"
    },
    {
      "code": "gl",
      "lang": "Galician",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "avṭori",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "ავტორი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Autorin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Verfasser"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Verfasserin"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schriftsteller"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "Schriftstellerin"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "dimiourgós",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "δημιουργός"
    },
    {
      "code": "grc",
      "lang": "Ancient Greek",
      "roman": "arkhēgétēs",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ἀρχηγέτης"
    },
    {
      "code": "gu",
      "lang": "Gujarati",
      "roman": "lekhak",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "લેખક"
    },
    {
      "code": "ht",
      "lang": "Haitian Creole",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "otè"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "sofér",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "סוֹפֵר"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "m'khabér",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מְחַבֵּר"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "roman": "yotsér",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "יוֹצֵר"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "lekhak",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "लेखक"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "lekhikā",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "लेखिका"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "praṇetā",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "प्रणेता"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "szerző"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "szerzőnő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "kezdeményező"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "alkotó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "létrehozó"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "kiötlő"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "kiagyaló"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "höfundur"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "rithöfundur"
    },
    {
      "code": "id",
      "lang": "Indonesian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "pengarang"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "tekijä"
    },
    {
      "code": "izh",
      "lang": "Ingrian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "avtora"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "údar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autore"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autrice"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ちょしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "chosha",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "著者"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さっか",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sakka",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "作家"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さくしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sakusha",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "作者"
    },
    {
      "alt": "さくせいしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "sakuseisha",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "作成者"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ひっしゃ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "hissha",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "筆者"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "avtor",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "автор"
    },
    {
      "code": "kk",
      "lang": "Kazakh",
      "roman": "jazuşy",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "жазушы"
    },
    {
      "code": "km",
      "lang": "Khmer",
      "roman": "kŭənthaʼkaa",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "គន្ថការ"
    },
    {
      "alt": "著者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jeoja",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "저자"
    },
    {
      "alt": "作家",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jakga",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "작가"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "geulsseuni",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "글쓴이"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jieuni",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "지은이"
    },
    {
      "alt": "作者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "jakja",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "작자"
    },
    {
      "alt": "筆者",
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "pilja",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "필자"
    },
    {
      "code": "kmr",
      "lang": "Northern Kurdish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "daner"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "avtor",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "автор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ky",
      "lang": "Kyrgyz",
      "roman": "jazuucu",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "жазуучу"
    },
    {
      "code": "lad",
      "lang": "Ladino",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "autór"
    },
    {
      "code": "lo",
      "lang": "Lao",
      "roman": "nak pa phan",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "ນັກປະພັນ"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "auctor"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "figuratively",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "repertor"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autors"
    },
    {
      "code": "lv",
      "lang": "Latvian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autore"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autorius"
    },
    {
      "code": "lt",
      "lang": "Lithuanian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorė"
    },
    {
      "code": "lb",
      "lang": "Luxembourgish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Auteur"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "avtor",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "автор"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "avtorka",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "авторка"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "lekhak",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "लेखक"
    },
    {
      "code": "mr",
      "lang": "Marathi",
      "roman": "lekhikā",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "लेखिका"
    },
    {
      "code": "mhr",
      "lang": "Eastern Mari",
      "roman": "avtor",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "автор"
    },
    {
      "code": "mhr",
      "lang": "Eastern Mari",
      "roman": "seryšoza",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "серышоза"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "zoxiolč",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "зохиолч"
    },
    {
      "code": "mn",
      "lang": "Mongolian",
      "roman": "zoxiogč",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "зохиогч"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forfatter"
    },
    {
      "code": "nn",
      "lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "forfattar"
    },
    {
      "code": "oc",
      "lang": "Occitan",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "padid-âvarande",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "پدیدآورنده"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "roman": "mo'allef",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "مؤلف"
    },
    {
      "code": "pdt",
      "lang": "Plautdietsch",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "Schreftstala"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorka"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autoare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ávtor",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "а́втор"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sozdátelʹ",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "созда́тель"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "tvoréc",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "творе́ц"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ùghdar"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "а̀утор"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "а̀уторица"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "àutor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "Roman",
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "àutorica"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autorka"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "avtor"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "avtorica"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awtor"
    },
    {
      "code": "dsb",
      "lang": "Lower Sorbian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "awtorka"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "autor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "autora"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "escritor"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "escritora"
    },
    {
      "code": "sw",
      "lang": "Swahili",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "mwandishi"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "topics": [
        "literature",
        "publishing",
        "media"
      ],
      "word": "författare"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "common-gender"
      ],
      "word": "upphovsman"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "muallif",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "муаллиф"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "musannif",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "мусанниф"
    },
    {
      "code": "tg",
      "lang": "Tajik",
      "roman": "navisanda",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "нависанда"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "paṭaippāḷar",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "படைப்பாளர்"
    },
    {
      "code": "ta",
      "lang": "Tamil",
      "roman": "nūlāciriyar",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "நூலாசிரியர்"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "racayita",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "రచయిత"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "racayitri",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "రచయిత్రి"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "karta",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "కర్త"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "granthakarta",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "గ్రంథకర్త"
    },
    {
      "code": "te",
      "lang": "Telugu",
      "roman": "granthakāruḍu",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "గ్రంథకారుడు"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "pûu-kǐian",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "ผู้เขียน"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "nák-bprà-pan",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "นักประพันธ์"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "yazar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "müellif"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "awtor"
    },
    {
      "code": "tk",
      "lang": "Turkmen",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "ýazyjy"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
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      "roman": "ávtor",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
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    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "ávtorka",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
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      "roman": "aptor",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
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    },
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      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "mu'ellip",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "مۇئەللىپ"
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      "code": "ug",
      "lang": "Uyghur",
      "roman": "asaschi",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "ئاساسچى"
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      "code": "uz",
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      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
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    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
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    },
    {
      "code": "uz",
      "lang": "Uzbek",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "yozuvchi"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "tác giả"
    },
    {
      "code": "vo",
      "lang": "Volapük",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "lautan"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "awdur"
    },
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mekhaber",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
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        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מחבר"
    },
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "mekhaber",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "מעכאַבער"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shrayber",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "oytor",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "yi",
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      "roman": "farfaser",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פֿאַרפֿאַסער"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "shriftshteler",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "שריפֿטשטעלער"
    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "vortkinstler",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
    {
      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "literat",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
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    },
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      "code": "yi",
      "lang": "Yiddish",
      "roman": "federnik",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "פֿעדערניק"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
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    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
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    },
    {
      "code": "za",
      "lang": "Zhuang",
      "sense": "originator or creator of a work",
      "word": "bouxsij"
    }
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    "author (disambiguation)"
  ],
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}

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        "present",
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        "third-person"
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        "participle",
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        "To create a work as its author."
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        "(chiefly US, sometimes proscribed) To create a work as its author."
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      "ipa": "/ˈɔ.θɚ/",
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      "ipa": "/ˈɑ.θɚ/",
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        "cot-caught-merger"
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      "ipa": "/ˈɒː.təɹ/",
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    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ʔallafa",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "أَلَّفَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "tvorja",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "творя"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sǎzdavam",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "създавам"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "forfatte"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "schrijven"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "aŭtori"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "verki"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "luoda"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "tehdä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "kirjoittaa"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "écrire"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "créer"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "syngráfo",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "συγγράφω"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "ír"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "alkot"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "szerez"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "kezdeményez"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "szerzője"
    },
    {
      "code": "io",
      "lang": "Ido",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "skriptar"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "creare"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "arawasu",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "著す"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "crea"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "scrie"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "vytvoriť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "napísať"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "tvoriť"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "písať"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "escribir"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "författa"
    },
    {
      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "to create a work as its author",
      "word": "awduro"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "author (disambiguation)"
  ],
  "word": "author"
}

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