coauthor

noun

Definition of coauthornext
as in cowriter

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Recent Examples of coauthor Though the effects were small, taken together, the findings back up what large population studies have found, said Dagfinn Aune, a coauthor on the meta-analysis. — Amanda Schupak, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026 As a legislator, Gipson was the principal coauthor of Senate Constitutional Amendment 4 in 2023, which was sponsored by the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. — The Editorial Board, Oc Register, 30 Aug. 2026 Lechter, the book’s coauthor, says that when she got involved, Kiyosaki had written 600 pages spread across multiple files and floppy disks. — Christopher Cox, Vanity Fair, 26 Aug. 2026 The feat, says study coauthor and NSO senior scientist Friedrich Wöger, is equivalent to seeing ants crawling on Earth’s surface from an altitude of 100 miles (about 160 km). — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for coauthor
Recent Examples of Synonyms for coauthor
  1. cowriter
  2. writer
  3. author
  4. ghostwriter
  5. biographer
  6. stylist
Noun
  • But that moment wouldn’t hold so much power if Pawlikowski—with the help of his cowriter, Hendrik Handloegten—weren’t so skilled at sketching in the feathery details leading up to it.
    — Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 23 Oct. 2026
  • As the cowriter, director, and star of the Leonard Bernstein drama, Cooper was ever-present during the awards campaign.
    — Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of cowriter
Noun
  • In 2020, the New York Times identified a network of 1,300 news sites that paid freelance writers to produce biased content for Republican groups and corporate public relations firms.
    — Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Between 2024 and 2026, first-time directors or writers made more than a third of Netflix’s Korean titles.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of writer
Noun
  • The model-cum-founder and chief executive officer of the Furtuna Skin beauty brand, olive oil sommelier and children’s book author shares her Wildly Potent Kitchen recipes using the oil sourced from her family estate in Sicily.
    — Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Theranos whistleblower Tyler Shultz and Bad Blood author John Carreyrou have both weighed in, and Fortune has questioned whether her new persona distracts from the real story.
    — Bilin Lin, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of author
Noun
  • Throughout Goblikon’s rise to fame, Rispoli has remained his ghostwriter.
    — Anthony Solorzano, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026
  • But by the end of the movie, Verity is dead and her publishing empire has been usurped by her ghostwriter.
    — Bethy Squires, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of ghostwriter
Noun
  • Decades later, long after Hemingway’s death, in 1961, Carlos Baker, Hemingway’s biographer, told Conrad about some of the letters deriding him.
    — Stephen Bates, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Musk outlined this vision during a conversation with biographer Walter Isaacson on The Builders podcast.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of biographer
Noun
  • The model called upon a team of stylists to turn her into the creepy and scaly figure of Greek myth.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Oct. 2026
  • For the event, Mirren and her stylist Lee Harris created a monochrome pink look with a spotlight shone on a Martin Grant gown.
    — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of stylist

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