Definition of "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)

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• "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."
• "It occupied a gratifying amount of space, and was introduced by a flattering biographical sketch of the author -- the _author_!"
• "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."