coauthor

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noun

An author who collaborates with another to write something.

Similar
joint author
Less commonScrabble 13

Meanings

nouncoauthor (plural coauthors)

plural coauthors · alternative co-author

  1. An author who collaborates with another to write something.

    In a 2022 paper, Dr. Baumert and his coauthors pointed out that the algorithms companies use to determine these scores are often proprietary and not scientifically vetted.

    2023 November 29, Markham Heid, “The Truth About Sleep Trackers”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2023
    2 more examples

    Following this trail, we treat our sample coauthor network as a causal graph and, using SDP relaxations, rule out latent homophily as a manifestation of prior shared interest leading to the observed patternedness.

    2016, Peter Wittek, Sándor Darányi, Gustaf Nelhans, “Ruling Out Static Latent Homophily in Citation Networks”, in arXiv

    “There is strong evidence that 76 known or potential breast carcinogens from food contact materials recently purchased all over the world can be found in people,” said study coauthor Jane Muncke, managing director and chief scientific officer at the Food Packaging Forum, a nonprofit foundation based in Zurich, Switzerland, that focuses on science communication and research.

    2024 September 24, Sandee LaMotte, “Chemicals linked to breast cancer leach into our foods, study finds”, in CNN
verbcoauthor (third-person singular simple present coauthors, present participle coauthoring, simple past and past participle coauthored)

present singular third person coauthors · participle present coauthoring · participle past coauthored · past coauthored · alternative co-author

  1. transitiveTo write something in collaboration with another author.

    “It’s a positive outcome if you don’t have to live together after you’ve broken up,” said Natasha Pilkauskas, an associate professor at the University of Michigan who coauthored the study. “It allows people to live in the way they want to be living.”

    2024 August 15, Jill Terreri Ramos, “The Federal Child Tax Credit Allowed Some Parents to Go It Alone”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 15 Aug 2024
    2 more examples

    My intent in writing this book, as was the case in coauthoring Unfit for Command, is to fully document all arguments and contentions I make, extensively footnoting all references, so readers can determine for themselves the truth and validity of the factual claims.

    2008 August 12, Jerome R. Corsi, “‘The Obama Nation’”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 29 Nov 2013

    Almost immediately after the video went semiviral, activist Rosa Clemente mobilized a group of women of color to coauthor and sign a statement denouncing the video, calling for XXL to feature anti–sexual violence content and demanding the firing of then–XXL editor-in-chief, Vanessa Satten.⁴²

    2023, Treva B. Lindsey, “Up against the Wind: Intracommunal Violence”, in America, Goddam: Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice, Oakland, CA: University of California Press, →ISBN, page 134

Synonyms & antonyms

nouna writer who collaborates with others in writing something

Similar
joint author

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱóm
  3. Proto-Italic*kom
  4. Proto-Italic*kom-
  5. Latincon-
  6. Latinco-
  7. Englishco-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ewg-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂owg-éye-ti
  10. Proto-Italic*augejō
  11. Proto-Italic*augeō
  12. Latinaugeō
  13. Latinauctor
  14. Anglo-Normanautour
  15. Middle Englishauctour
  16. Englishauthor
  17. Englishcoauthor

From co- + author.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Bulgarian съавтор
  • съавтор (săavtor)collaborating author
Catalan coautor
  • coautorcollaborating author
Chinese Mandarin 合著者, 合著
  • 合著者 (hézhùzhě)collaborating author
  • 合著 (hézhù)to write in collaboration with another author
Czech spoluautor, spoluautorka
  • spoluautorcollaborating author
  • spoluautorkacollaborating author
Finnish kanssakirjoittaja, olla mukana kirjoittamassa
  • kanssakirjoittajacollaborating author
  • olla mukana kirjoittamassato write in collaboration with another author
  • kirjoittaa jonkun kanssato write in collaboration with another author
French coauteur, coautrice
  • coauteurcollaborating author
  • coautricecollaborating author
  • coécrireto write in collaboration with another author
German Co-Autor, Co-Autorin
  • Co-Autorcollaborating author
  • Co-Autorincollaborating author
  • Mitautorcollaborating author
  • Mitautorincollaborating author
  • Mitverfassercollaborating author
  • Mitverfasserincollaborating author
Hungarian társszerző
  • társszerzőcollaborating author
Italian coautore, coautrice
  • coautorecollaborating author
  • coautricecollaborating author
Japanese 共著者
  • 共著者 (kyōchōsha)collaborating author
Korean 공저자
  • 공저자 (gongjeoja)collaborating author
Latvian līdzautors, līdzautore
  • līdzautorscollaborating author
  • līdzautorecollaborating author
Lithuanian bendraautoris
  • bendraautoriscollaborating author
Polish współautor, współautorka
  • współautorcollaborating author
  • współautorkacollaborating author
  • współtwórcacollaborating author
  • współtwórczynicollaborating author
  • współtworzyćto write in collaboration with another author
Portuguese coautor, coautora
  • coautorcollaborating author
  • coautoracollaborating author
Romanian coautor, coautoare
  • coautorcollaborating author
  • coautoarecollaborating author
Russian соа́втор
  • соа́втор (soávtor)collaborating author
Spanish coautor, coautora
  • coautorcollaborating author
  • coautoracollaborating author
Swedish medförfattare
  • medförfattarecollaborating author
Tagalog kamay-akda
  • kamay-akdacollaborating author
Ukrainian співа́втор
  • співа́втор (spivávtor)collaborating author
Welsh cydawdur, cydysgrifennu
  • cydawdurcollaborating author
  • cydysgrifennuto write in collaboration with another author
Cite this entry
APA

coauthor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coauthor

MLA

“coauthor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coauthor. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coauthor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coauthor.

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