Author Synonyms and Antonyms

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Synonyms for Author

writer
One who writes, especially as an occupation.
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short-story writer
One who writes
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originator
Someone who originates, creates or founds something.
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planner
A notebook or software in which one keeps notations of items such as appointments, tasks, projects, and contacts.
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projector
(Dated) A person who devises or manages projects; a planner.
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artificer
A military engineer.
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discoverer
One who discovers; the person who discovered something.
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innovator
Someone who innovates; a creator of new ideas.
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father
A man who serves or is thought of as a protector:
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journalist
One whose occupation or is journalism, originally only writing in the printed press.
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columnist
A person who writes or prepares a column, as in a newspaper or magazine
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inventor
The definition of an inventor is a person who comes up with an idea for something new.
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framer
A person or thing that frames
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architect
Any planner or creator
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maker
(Archaic) A poet
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strategist
Someone who devises strategies.
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designer
A person who designs, as profession.
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founder
A founder is defined as a person who creates things in metal or glass.
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organizer
A person who arranges the details of a public event
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prompter
(Theater) The person who does the prompting.
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producer
A person in charge of the financing and coordination of all activities in connection with the production of a play, film, radio or TV program, etc.
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fabricator
A person who fabricates or manufactures something; a manufacturer
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artist
A person whose work shows exceptional creative ability or skill:
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composer
One that composes, especially a person who composes music.
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begetter
A procreator; one who begets.
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prime-mover
(US) A military or heavy construction vehicle.
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initiator
(Computing) A task (in a mainframe computer) that initiates multiple jobs
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the brains
One who originates
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novelist
A person who writes novels
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essayist
One who composes essays; a writer of short compositions.
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poet
A person who displays imaginative power and beauty of thought, language, etc.
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dramatist
One who writes plays; a playwright.
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playwright
A person who writes plays; dramatist
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biographer
One who writes, composes, or produces biography.
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littérateur (French)
One who writes
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belletrist
A person who writes or is concerned with belles-lettres
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script writer
One who writes
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scenario writer
One who writes
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scenarist
One who writes screenplays.
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screenwriter
One who writes screenplays.
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librettist
The person who writes a libretto.
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scribe
A writer or author
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penman
A copyist; a scribe.
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poetess
(Dated) a female poet
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authoress
A woman writer
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literary man
One who writes
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ghostwriter
One who writes for and gives credit of authorship to another.
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encyclopedist
A person who compiles or helps compile an encyclopedia
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lexicographer
One who writes, compiles, or edits a dictionary.
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scholar
A specialist in a given branch of knowledge:
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critic
One who specializes especially professionally in the evaluation and appreciation of literary or artistic works:
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annotator
One who annotates.
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hack
He's nothing but the typical hack writer.
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hack writer
One who writes
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freelance writer
One who writes
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ghost
A nonexistent publication listed in bibliographies.
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entrepreneur
The definition of an entrepreneur is a person who takes an idea, product or service and does whatever is necessary to introduce it to the marketplace where it can produce revenue.
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parent
The definition of a parent is a mother or father.
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patriarch
The male head of a tribal line or family.
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anonymous
(Not comparable) Of unknown name; whose name is withheld
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apocryphal
Of, or relating to the Apocrypha
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auctorial
Of or relating to an author.
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authorial
Of, coming from, or typical of an author (especially of books)
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onomastic
Of or relating to onomastics.
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polygraphic
Pertaining to, or employed in polygraphy; as, a polygraphic instrument.
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pseudonymous
(Of a name) fictitious
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ancestor
One, such as a parent, grandparent, great-grandparent, who precedes another in lineage.
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anonym
An anonymous person.
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authorship
The profession or occupation of a writer
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compiler
A person or thing that compiles; specif., a computer program that translates instructions, other programs, etc. in a high-level language into machine language
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correspondent
A person who writes to a magazine or newspaper, expressing an opinion, as on public affairs
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creator
(Religion) a god who created the Universe.
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editor
(Television, cinematography) Someone who manipulates video footage and assembles it into the correct order etc for broadcast; a picture editor.
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litterateur
Alternative spelling of litterateur.
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origin
A coming into existence or use; beginning
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origination
(Countable) The act of bringing something into existence.
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paternity
Authorship; origin.
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procreator
One who procreates; a father or mother.
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pseudonym
A fictitious name, esp. one assumed by an author
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pseudonymity
The state of being pseudonymous, of hiding one's true identity behind a pseudonym
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sire
The definition of a sire is a term for figure of authority, or a father of a four-legged animal.
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source
A person or thing from which something comes into being or is derived or obtained:
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wordsmith
A person, esp. a professional writer, who uses language skillfully
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writing
Meaningful letters or characters that constitute readable matter:
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generator
(Computers) A program that produces specific programs from the definition of an operation.
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disquisitor
A person who makes a disquisition; an inquirer or investigator.
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tractation
(Obsolete) treatment or handling of a subject; discussion
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Antonyms for Author

reader
An anthology, especially a literary anthology.
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publisher
One who publishes, especially books.
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audience
A group of people who follow or admire an artist or performer:
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start
An act of beginning; an initial effort:
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  • It's a famous author named Miss Gladys Turnbull.

  • He is the author of some commendable verses.

  • He was the author of military reforms, which included the improvement of artillery.

  • But the author himself took the verses and began reading them aloud.

  • This work was completed about 1630, and was offered in vain by the author to all the publishers in Venice.

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