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autor

author

noun ow-TOHR Less Common
Arts & Culture Literature

Origin: From Latin auctor (originator, promoter, author).

Also means

perpetrator

Usage Note

Autor is masculine; the feminine is autora. Beyond literary authorship, Spanish uses autor in legal contexts for the perpetrator of a crime (autor del delito). The phrase derechos de autor means 'copyright' (literally 'author's rights'). The related word autoridad ('authority') shares the same Latin root.

Examples

"La autora firmó ejemplares de su libro."

Natural Translation

The author signed copies of her book.

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