Dictionary and Thesaurus

Definition of Author

• (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.

Synonyms of Author

• Creator
• Producer
• Inventor
• Originator
• Parent
• Cause
• Constructor
• Agent
• Maker
• Composer
• Fabricator
• Committer
• Perpetrator
• Doer.

Antonyms of Author

• Destroyer
• Annihilator
• Demolisher
• Spoiler
• Undoer
• Reverser.

Homophones of Author

• Auther