Antonym: reader. Similar words: authority, authorize, authorization, authoritative, authoritarian, thorough, hawthorn, thoroughly. Meaning: ['ɔːθə] 
n. 1. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) 2. someone who originates or causes or initiates something. v. be the author of.
n. 1. writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) 2. someone who originates or causes or initiates something. v. be the author of. 
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121 The author appends a short footnote to the text explaining the point.
122 There was a biographical note about the author on the back of the book.
123 The author tells of a remarkable encounter with a group of South Vietnamese soldiers.
124 The author draws the different strands of the plot together in the final chapter.
125 The author has a considerable hold on the reading public.sentencedict.com/author.html
126 This isn't your usual science-fiction novel, but then Brinkworth isn't exactly your typical author.
127 Clare is now a full-time author with six books, including four novels, under her belt.
128 The author included a new chapter of background material for the second edition of the book.
129 The manuscript might be usable if the author could fill it out a little.
130 The author used three exclamation marks at the end of the last sentence to wake up the readers.
131 In the introduction, the author acknowledges her debt to other writers on the subject.
132 He's the author of a book on the history of European thought.
133 The author whom you criticized in your review has written a letter in reply.
134 This famous author has produced little in the last few years.
135 The author of the book seems to be obsessed with sexual perversity and death.
136 The author has a considerable hold upon the reading public.
137 She's indexed the book by author, by age, and by illustrator.
138 The author had a good working relationship with his editor.
139 The author skillfully fuses these fragments into a cohesive whole.
140 The author takes Freud's dream theories as the point of departure for his essay.
141 It is a common experience to feel that an author writes well, without being able to say why.
142 The author of the anonymous article turned out to be one Stanley Carter.
143 A photograph of the author forms the frontispiece to the book.
144 Every week in the books section of the paper they profile a different author.
145 The author eventually picks up the various threads of the plot and weaves them into a masterly conclusion.
146 The author tied up all the loose ends of the story in the final chapter.
147 The narrative is inert and sloppy, as if the author had been writing half-asleep.
148 The author seems uncertain whether he is writing a comedy or a tragedy, so the play falls between two stools.
149 The author has done an admirable job in compiling all this material.
150 The author has a considerable hold over the reading public.
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