authoress

[aw-ther-is]

noun

1. a woman who is an author.

authoress

/ ˈɔːθəˌrɛs /

noun

1. old-fashioned,  a female author

Usage

Gender-neutral form: author

Gender Note

What's the difference between authoress and author? See -ess.

Word History and Origins

Origin of authoress¹

First recorded in 1485–95; author + -ess

Example Sentences

"To differing degrees the social services and police's responses to the situation that they found themselves in was that they were the authoresses of their own misfortunes," he said.

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They published under their own names at a time when English “authoresses” were expected to hide behind gender-ambiguous pseudonyms or remain anonymous.

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‘All is sweet, pure, and healthy.’” continued the perplexed authoress.

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Imitation is the sincerest form of Flannery as a new “American Masters” recalls the life and times of beloved authoress Flannery O’Connor.

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Midler went on a multicity book tour, sporting special hats that she commissioned to celebrate her new life as “an authoress.”

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