coauthor

noun

co·​au·​thor (ˌ)kō-ˈȯ-thər How to pronounce coauthor (audio)
variants or co-author
plural coauthors or co-authors
: one who collaborates with another person in authoring a literary or dramatic work, a document, a legislative bill, etc.
coauthors of many books and plays
the coauthors of new legislation
coauthor transitive verb
or co-author
coauthored or co-authored; coauthoring or co-authoring
… he coauthored legislation … requiring the publication on the Internet of the cost of all federal contracts, grants, and congressional "earmarks,"… Michael Tomasky
a co-authored book
coauthorship noun
or co-authorship
… accepting coauthorship on studies to which they did not significantly contribute. Mary Murray

Examples of coauthor in a Sentence

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The conversation between Terenzio and coauthor Liz McNeil, who also serves as an editor-at-large at PEOPLE, was moderated by Gina Gershon, who befriended John after the two met through their involvement in Naked Angels, the downtown theater troupe. Liz McNeil, People.com, 14 Dec. 2024 An enterprise cloud identity expert, multi-exit serial entrepreneur and coauthor of the SAML SSO standard. Eric Olden, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024 His coauthor, Nina Oduro, is a first-time author and long-time champion of both chefs and food from the African diaspora. The Bon Appétit and Epicurious Staffs, Bon Appétit, 10 Dec. 2024 The coauthors' clearest conclusion was to call for cuts to burning fossil fuels to reduce overall global warming and lower the likelihood of more severe hot spots emerging. Andrew Freedman, Axios, 2 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for coauthor 

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coauthor was in 1827

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“Coauthor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coauthor. Accessed 2 Jan. 2025.

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coauthor

noun
co·​au·​thor
(ˈ)kō-ˈȯ-thər
: an author who works with another author

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