n.
- a writer of a book, article, or report.
- an originator of a plan or idea.
v.
be the author or the originator of.
Derivative
- authoress n.
- authorial
/ɔːˈθɔːrɪəl/
adj. - authorship n.
Etymology
ME: from OFr. autor, from L. auctor, from augere ‘increase, originate’.