author

author is a   Noun

Definition:

[1] The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator. Eternal King; thee, Author of all being. Milton.

[2] One who composes or writers a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler. The chief glory every people arises from its authors. Johnson.

[3] The editor of a periodical. [Obs.]

[4] An informant. [Archaic] Chaucer.

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