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Collaborator vs Coauthor - What's the difference?

collaborator | coauthor |

As nouns the difference between collaborator and coauthor

is that collaborator is a person who works with others towards a common goal while coauthor is an author who collaborates with another to write something.

As a verb coauthor is

to write something in collaboration with another author.

collaborator

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who works with others towards a common goal.
  • A person who cooperates traitorously with an enemy.

    • See also

    * collaborate * collaboration

    coauthor

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An author who collaborates with another to write something.

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To write something in collaboration with another author.