Author

Word AUTHOR
Character 6
Hyphenation au thor
Pronunciations /ˈɔː.θə/

Definitions and meanings of "Author"

What do we mean by author?

The writer of a book, article, or other text. noun

One who practices writing as a profession. noun

One who writes or constructs an electronic document or system, such as a website. noun

An originator or creator, as of a theory or plan. noun

God. noun

To write or be the author of (a published text). transitive verb

To write or construct (an electronic document or system). transitive verb

The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; he to whom something owes its origin; originator; creator; efficient cause: as, God is the author of the universe. noun

Cause: applied to things. noun

The original composer of a book or writing of any kind, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist. noun

Often used elliptically for the literary production itself: as, the statement occurs in Pliny and other ancient authors. noun

An editor: as, the author of the Gentleman's Magazine. noun

A person who authorizes a statement; an authority; an informant. noun

In Scots law, one from whom a title to property is derived either by inheritance or otherwise; especially, one from whom title is derived by purchase or otherwise than by way of descent. noun

To occasion; effect; do.

To be authority for; vouch for.

Plural A game of cards played with a special pack bearing the names of authors and their works. noun

The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator. noun

One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler. noun

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.

Someone who writes books for a living.

One's authority for something: an informant.

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The word "author" in example sentences

The author and the minister did their parts in the ordinary pursuit of their vocations; but the _author_ did his part impersonally and indirectly, whilst the _minister_ did his part personally and face to face. ❋ Frank Boreham (1915)

It occupied a gratifying amount of space, and was introduced by a flattering biographical sketch of the author -- the _author_! ❋ Mary Antin (1915)

To return to our former example: _All authors are vain_ is the same as -- Vanity is predicated of all authors; _Cicero is an author_ is the same as -- Cicero is identified as an author; therefore _Cicero is vain_, or -- Vanity may be predicated of Cicero. ❋ Carveth Read (1889)

One hates an author that's _all author_ -- fellows ❋ George Gordon Byron Byron (1806)

The most common ones are • @version States the application version • @author States the name of the author (you can have multiple @author paragraphs) • @param Documents a method parameter (you can have multiple @param paragraphs) • @return Documents the value returned by a method • ❋ Unknown (2009)

To me (a * real* author) this sentence is intimidating for someone wanting to find out about CZ -- it seems to be saying that, "Well, you don't have to be an expert, BUT you have to be an * author*"! ❋ Thomas H. Larsen (2009)

If you're going to be first author and you absolutely will not accept a co-first* author* scenario, make that clear, but also be aware of what kinds of expectation that sets up. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The if ($author = = "author-id1") part checks to see if the value we extracted from the current post's information matches the predefined value. ❋ Unknown (2008)

; '' '% author%' '': A sanitized version of the author name. ❋ Unknown (2010)

* % author% - The author of the post, if available. ❋ Alex190 (2010)

'& author ='. urlencode (htmlspecialchars_decode ($author)): ''; ❋ WarlockMaster (2009)

... if ($author = = "2") … for the author with ID '2′ and so on. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Hence the term author, since the authors were considered sources of moral authority. ❋ Unknown (2008)

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