authoress

[ aw-ther-is ]

noun

1. a woman who is an author.

authoress

/ ˈɔːθəˌrɛs /

noun

1. old-fashioned.
   a female author

Gender Note

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

Usage

Gender-neutral form: author

Word History and Origins

Origin of authoress¹

First recorded in 1485–95; author + -ess

Example Sentences

Maria Edgworth, the popular and distinguished authoress, died at her residence in Edgworthstown, Ireland.

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Mary Manley died; an English authoress, of considerable reputation as a writer, but of a wanton and licentious character.

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Susanna was a sister of Miss Agnes Strickland, the authoress, and was as much a writer as herself.

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There is a much better study of Mazzini's early life, prefixed to the same authoress' Scritti scelti.

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“It is the very last time I ask a Western authoress to accept my hospitality,” said she.

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