author
noun [C] /ˈɔː.θər/
/ˈɑː.θɚ/ Definition
B1 the writer of a book, article, play, etc.: He is the author of two books on French history.People who write for work or pleasure › formal a person who begins or creates something: She's the author of the company's recent success/of all our troubles.Causing things to happen
(Definition of author noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- -ization suffix
- -ize suffix
- agent noun (CAUSE)
- awaken (sth) in sb phrasal verb
- be associated with sth phrasal verb
- beget verb
- blaze a trail idiom
- draw verb (CAUSE)
- fuel noun
- instigate verb
- instigator noun
- introduce verb (PUT INTO USE)
- plant verb (PUT)
- produce verb (CAUSE)
- produce verb (RESULT IN)
- stir sth up phrasal verb (EMOTION)
- sure adjective
- the domino effect noun
- usher sth in phrasal verb
- wreak verb
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