·noun The editor of a periodical.
II. Author ·noun An Informant.
III. Author ·vt To Occasion; to Originate.
IV. Author ·vt To Tell; to Say; to Declare.
V. Author ·noun One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.
VI. Author ·noun The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an Originator.