noun
verb
Freq #138923
Meanings
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1
noun
a person who writes a book, article, or other work jointly with another author
Her coauthor contributed the chapters on experimental design.
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2
verb
to write a work jointly with one or more other people
The two researchers coauthor a review article every few years.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
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verb
· to write a work jointly...
collaborate on
Word family
Derived forms
coauthorship
Etymology
From co- ("jointly, together") + author. The word functions both as a noun for a joint writer and as a verb for writing collaboratively.