author

author - noun

  • The writer of a literary work (such as a book)
  • One that originates or creates something : source
  • {sx|god||1}
Source: Merriam-Webster Dictionary API
"a famous author"

Usage examples

Examples: 'The word "author" is important to learn.' 'Please use "author" in your sentence.' 'Understanding "author" helps with spelling.'

SpellingJoy score for author

SpellingJoy Gematria

🎓 Scholar
146

Letter Values

A
4
U
21
T
21
H
9
O
15
R
21

Etymology

Latin

Middle English autour, auctour, actour "originator, creator, authoritative source, writer," borrowed from Anglo-French & Latin; Anglo-French auctur, auttour, actour "originator, creator, instigator, party, authority, writer," borrowed from Latin auctōr-, auctor "principal in a sale, person entitled to take action or authorize, authoritative writer, originator, creator, agent, founder," from augēre "to increase" + -tor, agent suffix

Word family

authors, authorship