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• plural of author.
• present tense form of author (3rd person singular).

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

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In 2024, a group of authors sued Anthropic, arguing that the company pirated hundreds of thousands of copyrighted books and used them without permission.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

District Judge William Alsup, who initially pronounced his judgment in June last year, offered a partial victory for the authors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

The potential benefits of coffee, however, can be diluted or eliminated by the stuff many people add to it, the authors said, like sugar, syrups and creamers with a lot of saturated fat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026

Additional authors include four former Scripps PhD students: Shailja Gangrade, Lillian McCormick, Ariel Pezner and Yassir Eddebbar, who is now a Scripps climate scientist.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 20, 2026

The formation of the Roman state and the expansion of the Macedonian Empire under Alexander were described in detail by contemporary classical authors.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond