coauthor

noun

co·​au·​thor (ˌ)kō-ˈȯ-thər How to pronounce coauthor (audio)
variants or co-author
plural coauthors or co-authors
: one who collaborates with another person in authoring a literary or dramatic work, a document, a legislative bill, etc.
coauthors of many books and plays
the coauthors of new legislation
coauthor transitive verb
or co-author
coauthored or co-authored; coauthoring or co-authoring
… he coauthored legislation … requiring the publication on the Internet of the cost of all federal contracts, grants, and congressional "earmarks,"… Michael Tomasky
a co-authored book
coauthorship noun
or co-authorship
… accepting coauthorship on studies to which they did not significantly contribute. Mary Murray

Examples of coauthor in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Research from Todd Ely, associate professor at the University of Colorado Denver, and his coauthors found that larger, older nonprofits and certain types like universities, hospitals, land trusts and arts institutions are more likely to have endowments. Thalia Beaty, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024 The team has dedicated the results of their research to study coauthor Harold Linnartz, who died unexpectedly in December shortly after the paper’s acceptance for publication. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 15 Mar. 2024 Stephen is coauthor of Hollyweird Science: From Quantum Quirks to the Multiverse (on the science shown in movies and TV shows) and the editor of several sci-fi anthologies, including Coming Soon Enough, published by Spectrum 10 years ago. IEEE Spectrum, 4 Mar. 2024 By studying metal prices and reports of converters going missing, including on the Nextdoor social network, Stickle and his coauthors estimate that, for every 10 percent rise in metal prices, there’s a 20 percent uptick in thefts of these devices. Chris Baraniuk, WIRED, 20 Feb. 2024 Mason was the coauthor of a 2018 study that first detected the existence of micro- and nanoplastics in 93% of samples of bottled water sold by 11 different brands in nine countries. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 9 Jan. 2024 Rather than being spread across the star’s surface as predicted by astronomical theory, the metal was focused in one area, said study coauthor John Landstreet, professor emeritus of physics and astronomy at Western University in Canada, in a statement. Ashley Strickland, CNN, 26 Feb. 2024 Binoculars is also still being peer reviewed; Avi Schwarzschild, a coauthor on the Binoculars paper, says the goal is to present at a leading AI conference. IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2024 Berndt worked with an international group of 35 coauthors on the paper. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 4 Oct. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of coauthor was in 1827

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“Coauthor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coauthor. Accessed 29 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

coauthor

noun
co·​au·​thor
(ˈ)kō-ˈȯ-thər
: an author who works with another author

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