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

The late Wolf Hall author's choice of the word "teeth" was perfect and it is one I think of most days, as I grit my own.

From BBC • Jun. 1, 2026

The author’s ambivalence resembles that of the fellow who supposedly protested the mixing of classes on the dance floor by commissioning a wood-and-plaster coffin as a costume for a Cornelys masquerade in 1771.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

“Feel the Floor” benefits from its author’s impressive legwork.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026

Lisa McGrillis, who plays Valerie, the wife of Dyer's character Freddie, shares that only six weeks before the author's death she had the whole cast round at a garden party.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

He traced a finger along the book’s cover, where the faded imprint of the author’s name was pressed into the leather, though the gold leaf had long since worn away.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood