Thesaurus: author

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1. n. The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.
2. n. One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.
3. n. The editor of a periodical.
4. n. An informant.
5. v. t. To occasion; to originate.
6. v. t. To tell; to say; to declare.
7. n. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
8. n. someone who originates or causes or initiates something
9. v. be the author of