authoress

authoress

(ˈɔːθəˌrɛs)

n

(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) old-fashioned or derogatory a female author

Usage: The gender-neutral form of authoress is author

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au•thor•ess

(ˈɔ θər ɪs)

n.

a woman who is an author.

[1485–95]

usage: See -ess.

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Thesaurus

Noun

1.

authoress - a woman author       author, writer - writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)

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Translations

autricecreatricescrittrice

authoress

[ˈɔːθərɪs] N → autora f

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authoress

[ˈɔːθərɛs] n (old-fashioned) → femme f écrivain, écrivaine f

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authoress

n → Schriftstellerin f

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authoress

[ˈɔːθərɪs] n → autrice f

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