author
- noun
- verb
- A2
- Top 1000
a person who has written a book, article or other text, often as their job
The author will answer questions after the reading tonight.
Who is the author of this article about climate change?
She has become my favourite author over the last year.
The author thanked her editor in the opening pages.
Common collocations: the author of · best-selling author · favourite author · award-winning author · children's author
Part of: Books and reading, Writing, Jobs, Media