coauthor C2 Topic:Media & Publishing US /ˌkoʊˈɔːθɚ/ UK /ˌkəʊˈɔːθə/ See IPA manual Freq #138923 Meanings 1 noun a person who writes a book, article, or other work jointly with another author Her coauthor contributed the chapters on experimental design. 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 1 noun · a person who writes a book,... joint authorcollaborator 2 verb · to write a work jointly... collaborate on Word family Derived forms coauthorship Related forms authorcollaboration Etymology From co- ("jointly, together") + author. The word functions both as a noun for a joint writer and as a verb for writing collaboratively. Topics Media & Publishing External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # coauthor **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /ˌkoʊˈɔːθɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌkəʊˈɔːθə/ **Frequency rank:** 138923 ## Meanings 1. a person who writes a book, article, or other work jointly with another author 2. to write a work jointly with one or more other people ## Examples - Her coauthor contributed the chapters on experimental design. - The two researchers coauthor a review article every few years. ## Synonyms - joint author - collaborator ## Derived Forms - coauthorship ## Related Forms - author - collaboration ## Roots and Affixes - Affix: co- - with ## Etymology From co- ("jointly, together") + author. The word functions both as a noun for a joint writer and as a verb for writing collaboratively. ## Topics - Media & Publishing markdown