"author" meaning in English

See author in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈɔːθə/ [UK], /ˈɔːθɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-author.ogg [US] Forms: author [singular], authors [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. An author is the creator of a work; a writer.
    Sense id: simple-author-en-noun-ALICGbml
  2. An author is a source of information.
    Sense id: simple-author-en-noun-1NflgA9H

Verb

IPA: /ˈɔːθə/ [UK], /ˈɔːθɚ/ [US] Audio: en-us-author.ogg [US] Forms: author [canonical], authors [third-person, singular], authored [past], authored [past, participle], authoring [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you author something, you create a work as its author. Tags: US
    Sense id: simple-author-en-verb-cM1YN1-V
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