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authoress

/ˈɔːθərəs/noun

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noun
  1. 1

    [C] old-fashioned

    a woman who writes books, now usually called an author

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    • The novel was written by a little-known authoress from Lucknow.

    Synonyms author writer novelist

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author noun
≈Synonyms and antonyms

Synonyms

author writer novelist

§Grammar and usage

Usage: most women writers today prefer to be called an author, and authoress can sound old-fashioned or even disapproving.

Usage में आज अधिकतर महिला लेखक author कहलाना पसंद करती हैं, और authoress शब्द पुराना या कभी-कभी अपमानजनक भी लग सकता है।