coauthor
noun
co·au·thor
(ˌ)kō-ˈȯ-thər 
variants
or
plural coauthors or co-authors
: one who collaborates with another person in authoring a literary or dramatic work, a document, a legislative bill, etc.
coauthors of many books and plays
the coauthors of new legislation
coauthor
transitive verb
or
coauthored or co-authored; coauthoring or co-authoring
… he coauthored legislation … requiring the publication on the Internet of the cost of all federal contracts, grants, and congressional "earmarks,"…
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Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky
a co-authored book
coauthorship
noun
or
… accepting coauthorship on studies to which they did not significantly contribute.
—Mary Murray
Mary Murray
Examples of coauthor in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Monteiro was not involved in the study, but several members of the NOVA classification system were coauthors.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 July 2024
That was, until my coauthor Corrie Moreau pointed out that most ants lived in treetops.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
These findings highlight how racial discrimination can negatively impact health, says coauthor Negar Fani, PhD, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 17 June 2024
That’s the subject of recent research by Dr. Nathan Walter, associate professor of media psychology at Northwestern University, and two coauthors.
—Matt Villano, CNN, 19 June 2024
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Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 1 July 2024
That was, until my coauthor Corrie Moreau pointed out that most ants lived in treetops.
—Jacob S. Suissa, The Conversation, 20 June 2024
These findings highlight how racial discrimination can negatively impact health, says coauthor Negar Fani, PhD, an associate professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at the Emory University School of Medicine in Atlanta.
—Becky Upham, EverydayHealth.com, 17 June 2024
That’s the subject of recent research by Dr. Nathan Walter, associate professor of media psychology at Northwestern University, and two coauthors.
—Matt Villano, CNN, 19 June 2024
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“Coauthor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coauthor. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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