authors

[au·thor]

An author is a person who writes books or articles, usually for money. It can also refer to the person responsible for something, like the author of a plan to overthrow the student government.

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

Noun
someone who originates or causes or initiates something; "he was the generator of several complaints"

Noun
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

Verb
be the author of; "She authored this play"

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

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

n.
The editor of a periodical.

n.
An informant.

v. t.
To occasion; to originate.

v. t.
To tell; to say; to declare.

Author

Au"thor , n. [OE. authour, autour, OF. autor, F. auteur, fr. L. auctor, sometimes, but erroneously, written autor or author, fr. augere to increase, to produce. See Auction, n.] 1. The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.

Eternal King; thee, Author of all being.

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

The chief glory every people arises from its authors.

3. The editor of a periodical. [Obs.] 4. An informant. [Archaic] Chaucer.

Author

Au"thor , v. t. 1. To occasion; to originate. [Obs.]

Such an overthrow . . . I have authored.

2. To tell; to say; to declare. [Obs.]

More of him I dare not author.

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

To occasion; to originate.

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Usage Examples

Becoming an author changes your attitude too. Once you see where books come from, and how they're made, they never seem quite as sacred again.

All the best performers bring to their role something more, something different than what the author put on paper. That's what makes theatre live. That's why it persists.

Almost anyone can be an author the business is to collect money and fame from this state of being.

I hate the actor and audience business. An author should be in among the crowd, kicking their shins or cheering them on to some mischief or merriment.

Being an author of banned books is cool, I've decided.

He who is the author of a war lets loose the whole contagion of hell and opens a vein that bleeds a nation to death.

For me, titles are either a natural two-second experience or stressful enough to give you an ulcer. If they don't pop out perfect on the first try, they can be really hard to repair. Or, worse, if the author thinks they pop out perfect, but the publishing house does not agree, it's difficult to shift gears. And then? Then you go insane.

An author is a fool who, not content with boring those he lives with, insists on boring future generations.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

I shall never be ashamed of citing a bad author if the line is good.

A good novel tells us the truth about its hero but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.

Asking the author of historical novels to teach you about history is like expecting the composer of a melody to provide answers about radio transmission.

My grandmother was a kind of Scarsdale, New York, society woman, best known in her day as the author of the 1959 book 'Growing Your Own Way: An Informal Guide for Teen-Agers' - this despite being a person whose parenting style made Joan Crawford's wire hangers look like pool noodles.

Because I'm the author of my screenplays I know what I'm looking for. It's true that I can be stubborn in demanding that I get what I want, but it's also a question of working with patience and love.

I learned a good deal about economics, and about America, from the author of the Reagan tax reforms - the great Jack Kemp. What gave Jack that incredible enthusiasm was his belief in the possibilities of free people, in the power of free enterprise and strong communities to overcome poverty and despair. We need that same optimism right now.

At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.

I was always led to believe you should take care of yourself, trust in your abilities and you're the author of your own destiny.