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n. Plural form of author.

v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of author.

"Again, any unfair prejudice we might have towards tie-in authors is not to be confused with a prejudice we may hold against the tie-in business and its effect on the literary market, which I do think is in some ways detrimental."

authored    authoring    authors   

author's proof   

authority    authorization    authorisation    auteur   

creator    originator    informant    occasion    originate   

rother   

Books   

writer    teacher    scholar    father    person