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authora person who writes books, articles, or other written works

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a person who writes books, articles, or other written works

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈɔːθər/

Korean meaning: 책이나 글을 쓰는 사람, 작가

Korean pronunciation: **오**써

Example Sentences

  • The mystery author turned out to be my neighbor who never talked to anyone.
  • She decided to author a cookbook after burning every meal for a year.
  • The author of this policy clearly never had to follow it themselves.

author

NOUN

//ˈɔːθər//

a person who writes books, articles, or other written works

author concept
💡 Concept

An author works diligently on their latest manuscript at home

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author rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

The author watches her daughter play by the water

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˈɔːθər/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈɔːθə/

🌳Etymology

Rootauth-
Suffix--or

Origin

라틴어 'auctor'에서 유래되었으며, '증가시키는 자, 창조하는 자'를 의미했습니다. 'augere(증가시키다)'라는 동사에서 나온 말로, 작가가 지식과 문학을 '증가'시키는 존재라는 의미를 담고 있습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

slaughterdaughterwater
slaughter
daughter
water

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

The mystery author turned out to be my neighbor who never talked to anyone.

😄 Fun example

She decided to author a cookbook after burning every meal for a year.

😄 Fun example

The author of this policy clearly never had to follow it themselves.

Academic authors must cite their sources properly to avoid plagiarism.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

writernovelistcreatorcomposerscribe

Antonyms

readeraudienceconsumer

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