authors

American  

[aw-therz] / ˈɔ θərz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. a card game for two or more persons that is played with a 52-card pack, the object being to take the largest number of tricks consisting of four cards of the same denomination.

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Etymology

Origin of authors

1865–70, plural of author

Example Sentences

Books by People charges publishers and requires them to carry out questionnaires about their practises and how they vet their authors.

From BBC

The authors caution that their findings reflect statistical relationships.

From Science Daily

All other authors declare no conflicts of interests.

From Science Daily

“Risk is rising, especially for smaller banks: Aggressive growth and competition could weaken underwriting standards and elevate credit risk,” the authors of the Moody’s report wrote.

From MarketWatch

In the climate science chapter, footnote 77 says “discussion of attribution research has been adapted, and, in some cases, excerpted from the authors’ prior publications on this topic.”

From The Wall Street Journal