Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - author
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(authors) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. The author of a piece of writing is the person who wrote it. ...Jill Phillips, author of the book ‘Give Your Child Music’. N-COUNT: oft N of n 2. An author is a person whose job is writing books. Haruki Murakami is Japan’s best-selling author. N-COUNT 3. The author of a plan or proposal is the person who thinks of it and works out the details. The authors of the plan believe they can reach this point within about two years. N-COUNT: N of n 4. see also co-author ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English auctour, from Anglo-French auctor, autor, from Latin auctor promoter, originator, ~, from augere to increase — more at eke Date: 14th century 1. a. one that originates or creates ; source software ~s film ~s the ~ of this crime b. capitalized god 1 2. the writer of a literary work (as a book) • ~ial adjective II. transitive verb Date: 1596 to be the ~ of ; write has ~ed several books ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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n. & v. --n. (fem. authoress) 1 a writer, esp. of books. 2 the originator of an event, a condition, etc. (the author of all my woes). --v.tr. disp. be the author of (a book, the universe, a child, etc.). Derivatives authorial adj. Etymology: ME f. AF autour, OF autor f. L auctor f. augere auct- increase, originate, promote ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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сущ. составитель Syn: compiler AUTHOR автор – author of design – author of discovery – author of invention – collective author – composite author – corporate author – joint author ...Англо-русский Русско-английский экономический словарь
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1. автор, писатель author's edition —- издание автора author's alteration —- авторская правка author's royalty —- авторский гонорар 2. произведения автора to find a quotation in an author —- найти цитату в одном из произведений автора have you read this author? —- вы читали этого писателя? 3. творец, создатель the author of a theory —- создатель (автор) теории 4. инициатор, виновник (чего-л.) author of mischief (of evil) —- дух зла, сатана who is the author of this rumour? —- кто пустил этот слух? 5. рел. Бог, творец Id: choose an author as you choose a friend —- выбирай книгу (так), как выбираешь друга 6. быть автором (чего-л.), написать (что-л.) who authored this play? —- кто автор этой пьесы?, кто написал эту пьесу? 7. создать, составить (план); изобрести (модель) ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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- c.1350, autour, from O.Fr. auctor, from L. auctorem (nom. auctor) "enlarger, founder," lit. "one who causes to grow," from augere "to increase," from PIE base *aug- "to increase." The -t- changed to -th- on mistaken assumption of Gk. origin. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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