Collocations for "author"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "author" in context.
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author
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- a [great, published, bestselling, famous, known] author
- an [acclaimed, influential, underrated] author
- a [fiction, biography, crime, comedy] author
- am looking for a [specific, certain] author
- a [contract, freelance, corporate] author
- [search, browse] by author
- [want, is trying] to [be, become] an author
- is the author of the [book, article]
- is the author of [several, many] [books]
- is the author of [great, famous] works such as
- is my favorite author (of all time)
- a [foreword, comment, note] by the author
- the author of the [coding, program, software]
- the author of the [crime, proposal, plan]
- the author of this [devastation, calamity, war]
- the authors [would like, wish] to thank
- please [contact, ask, write to] the author
- author's [acknowledgments, note, rating]
- author [information, index]
- his author [photo, bio]
- author a [book, novel, article, bestseller]
- author a [study, report, publication, paper]
- (has) authored [several, many, numerous, five] [books]
- authored and [published, edited, presented]
- authored or [coauthored, contributed, produced]
- [recently, expertly] authored
- [also, additionally] authored
'author' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
honor
- imply
- bibliography
- book
- award
- Spanish
- respect
- release
- reference
- quote
- play
- mention
- principal
- criticism
- greatness
- imagery
- poetry
- lesser
- lyric
- misunderstood
- noted
- outspoken
- unknown
- vivid
- winning
- corresponding
- frequently
- humble
- select
- niche
- lace
- copyright
- archive
- journalist
- google