writer, author (noun)

writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

generator, source, author (verb)

someone who originates or causes or initiates something

"he was the generator of several complaints"

author (verb)

be the author of

"She authored this play"

author (Noun)

The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.

author (Noun)

Someone who writes books for a living; a bookwright.

author (Verb)

To create a work as its author.

Author

An author is broadly defined as "the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.

Author

An author is the writer of a book, article, play, or other written work. A broader definition of the word "author" states: "An author is 'the person who originated or gave existence to anything" and whose authorship determines responsibility for what was created.'"Typically, the first owner of a copyright is the person who created the work, i.e. the author. If more than one person created the work (i.e., multiple authors), then a case of joint authorship takes place. Copyright laws differ around the world. The United States Copyright Office, for example, defines copyright as "a form of protection provided by the laws of the United States (title 17, U.S. Code) to authors of 'original works of authorship.'"