fellow-author
Definition
- Noun:
- A co-writer or collaborator in authorship: "fellow-author" refers to a person who writes a work jointly with another author or authors. It emphasizes a shared creative or intellectual effort in producing a written piece, such as a book, article, or script.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- She credited her fellow-author for the research chapter in their joint book. (A person who co-wrote the book with her.)
- The two poets were fellow-authors of the anthology, each contributing their own poems. (They collaborated as co-authors of the collection.)
Advanced Usage
"to be a fellow-author with someone": to share authorship of a work with another person.
- He was a fellow-author with his mentor on several academic papers. (He co-authored those papers alongside his mentor.)
"fellow-author relationship": the dynamic or bond between co-authors.
- Their fellow-author relationship was built on mutual respect and complementary skills. (The way they worked together as co-writers.)
Variants and Related Words
Co-author (n): a person who writes a work with another author. (Often used interchangeably with "fellow-author.")
- She is the co-author of the bestselling novel. (She wrote it with another person.)
Authorship (n): the state or fact of being the writer of a work.
- The question of authorship arose because the book had two fellow-authors. (Who wrote what was unclear.)
Synonyms
- Collaborator: a person who works jointly with others on an activity or project.
- Co-writer: a person who writes something together with another person.
Related Idioms
"to share the pen": to co-author a work; to write together.
- They decided to share the pen on the screenplay. (They co-wrote the screenplay.)
"a meeting of minds": a situation where two or more people think alike, often leading to collaboration.
- The two scholars had a meeting of minds and became fellow-authors. (They agreed intellectually and started co-writing.)