coauthor
[ koh-aw-ther, koh-aw- ]
/ koʊˈɔ θər, ˈkoʊˌɔ- /
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noun
one of two or more joint authors.
verb (used with object)
to write in joint authorship.
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How to use coauthor in a sentence
Woodward has authored or coauthored 17 national nonfiction bestsellers.
At just 14, Swartz coauthored RSS, which helped transform the Web from a static to a dynamic destination.
A student of Gutiérrez, Müller even coauthored a book with him about the controversial movement.
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British Dictionary definitions for coauthor
coauthor
/ (kəʊˈɔːθə) /
noun
a person who shares the writing of a book, article, etc, with another
verb
(tr) to be the joint author of (a book, article, etc)
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