AUTHOR as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • someone who originates or causes or initiates something
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • he was the generator of several complaints
    Hypernyms(s) author is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)
  2. Meaning
    • writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) author is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)

AUTHOR as VERB

  1. Meaning
    • be the author of
    Usage Example(s)
    • She authored this play
    Hypernyms(s) author is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Hyponym(s) Derived(s)