Author vs Authoress - What's the difference?
author | authoress |
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
* 1661 , ,
* (Samuel Johnson) (1709-1784)
# (the author) I, me.
Someone who writes books for a living.
The works of an author or authors.
* 1661 , ,
(dated, derogatory) A female author.
* {{quote-magazine
, year = 1765
, month = January
, title = A further Account of the celebrated German Poete?s
, magazine = The Gentleman's Magazine
, page = 5
, pageurl = http://books.google.com/books?id=5nZIAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA5
, passage = This ob?ervation is verified in our authore?s , who, without de?ign, without art, and without in?truction is arrived at a wonderful perfection in the art of poetry, and may be placed among?t poets of the fir?t cla?s.
}}
Authoress is a derived term of author.
Authoress is a hypernym of author.
As nouns the difference between author and authoress
is that author is the originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition while authoress is a female author.As a verb author
is to create a work as its author.author
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Eternal King; thee, Author of all being.
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
- The chief glory of every people arises from its authors .
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant