1. (noun)writer, author writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) Synonyms: writer, author, source, generator
2. (verb)generator, source, author someone who originates or causes or initiates something Synonyms: writer, origin, beginning, generator, informant, rootage, root, author, seed, reference, source, germ, reservoir
3. (verb)author be the author of
Synonyms, Thesaurus & Antonyms of 'author'
English Synonyms and Antonyms
1. author The efficient cause, that which makes anything to be or be done, is the common meaning of the word, as in the saying "There is no effect without a cause." Every man instinctively recognizes himse Synonyms: cause, actor, causality, designer, occasion, precedent, agent, causation, former, origin, reason, antecedent, condition, fountain, originator, source, author, creator, motive, power, spring Antonyms: consequence, development, end, fruit, outcome, product, creation, effect, event, issue, outgrowth, result
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