Translation
author, writer, perpetrator
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Word origin
From Latin auctor ('originator, promoter'), from augere ('to increase, to make grow').
- Origin
- Latin
- Root
- auctor
- English cognates
- author, authority, augment
Grammar
Examples
Paris.
The author of this book lives in Paris.
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French writers are well represented here.
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The person behind the crime is still unknown.
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Several writers have written on this subject.
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She is the author of a famous novel.
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auteur: worksheet, infographic and listicle
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 24, lesson 10: auteur, tension, ralentir and 7 more words.