author

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in Vietnamese Tác giả

BrE /ˈɔːθə/ AmE /ˈɔːrðər/

noun / verb en → vi

1 PERSON WHO WRITES BOOKS [singular] A2

Tác giả

a person who writes books, articles, or other written works

  • the author of a book/article

Collocations author biography · best-selling author

  • She is the author of several best-selling novels.

    Cô ấy là tác giả của nhiều tiểu thuyết bán chạy.

2 PERSON WHO CREATES [singular] B1

Người tạo ra, người sáng lập

a person who creates or invents something, especially a computer program or website

  • the author of a software/website

Collocations software author · webpage author

  • He is the author of this popular app.

    Anh ấy là người tạo ra ứng dụng này.

3 VERB: TO WRITE [transitive] A2

Viết

to write a book, article, or other written work

  • author something

Collocations author an essay · author a report

  • She authored the book on environmental issues.

    Cô ấy đã viết cuốn sách về vấn đề môi trường.

4 VERB: TO CREATE [transitive] B1

Tạo ra, sáng tạo

to create or invent something, especially a computer program or website

  • author something

Collocations author a software application · author a webpage

  • He authored the website for his business.

    Anh ấy đã tạo ra trang web cho công việc kinh doanh của mình.