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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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authors

The authors of the study said this indicates it could still be under-diagnosed, particularly in older age groups.

From BBC ● Jul. 24, 2026

Even so, the authors described the research as rigorous and noted that it used high quality data from a large and representative group of patients.

From Science Daily ● Jul. 24, 2026

According to Clark, who also authors the Capital Flows and Asset Markets blog, the financial architecture built during the Thatcher-Reagan revolution of the 1980s is being dismantled.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 24, 2026

Some 350 authors in the Anthropic lawsuit opted out of the settlement, with some expressing objections and betting they can recover significantly more through individual litigation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026

Instead the landscape is an arena for the interaction of natural and social forces, a kind of display, and one that like all displays is not fully under the control of its authors.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann