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co-author

/ˌkəʊ ˈɔːθə(r)/noun

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सह-लेखक

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a person who writes a book or article together with somebody else

    सह-लेखक

    • She is the co-author of a popular grammar book.
    • The co-author of the report is a well-known economist.
    • I met the co-author of the book at the literature festival.
    + 2 more examples
    • He is listed as co-author on three research papers.
    • Who was your co-author on this article?

    Synonyms collaborator joint author

verb
  1. 1

    [T] ~ sth

    to write a book or article together with somebody else

    मिलकर लिखना, सह-लेखन करना

    • Radhika co-authored the research paper with her professor.
    • Two teachers co-authored a workbook on spoken English.
    • The two economists co-authored a book on rural credit.
    + 2 more examples
    • She co-authored the report with a team of doctors.
    • They have co-authored several textbooks over the years.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

co-author + of + work

As a noun, 'of' names the book or article the person helped to write.

Noun के रूप में 'of' उस पुस्तक या लेख को बताता है जिसे व्यक्ति ने मिलकर लिखा।

  • She is the co-author of a popular textbook.
  • He was a co-author of the research paper.

co-author + object + with + person

As a verb, it often has 'with' for the partner writer.

Verb के रूप में साथी लेखक के लिए प्रायः 'with' आता है।

  • Radhika co-authored the guide with her professor.
  • They co-authored three books together.

co-author + with

Used when the subject writes jointly with someone else.

जब subject किसी और के साथ मिलकर लिखता है, तब प्रयुक्त।

  • He co-authored with two colleagues.

co-authored by + names

The passive names the writers after 'by'.

Passive में 'by' के बाद लेखकों के नाम आते हैं।

  • The study was co-authored by three doctors.
+Collocations 4

co-author + noun

a booka paperan articlea reporta textbook

  • The two professors co-authored a report on rural schools.

adjective + co-author

firstleadjointseniorfamous

  • The lead co-author presented the findings.

verb + co-author

thankacknowledgenamecreditmeet

  • She credited her co-author in the preface.

co-author + of + type

of a novelof a studyof a textbookof a scriptof a guide

  • He is the co-author of a travel guide.
“More examples 5
  • My uncle and his friend co-authored a book on Indian railways.

मेरे चाचा और उनके मित्र ने भारतीय रेल पर मिलकर एक पुस्तक लिखी।

  • The article lists three co-authors.

लेख में तीन सह-लेखक दर्ज हैं।

  • Radhika thanked her co-author for the final edits.

राधिका ने अंतिम संपादन के लिए अपने सह-लेखक का धन्यवाद किया।

  • The husband and wife co-authored the novel under one pen name.

पति-पत्नी ने एक ही उपनाम से मिलकर उपन्यास लिखा।

  • Being a co-author means you share both credit and responsibility.

सह-लेखक होने का अर्थ है कि आप श्रेय और ज़िम्मेदारी दोनों बाँटते हैं।

!Common mistakes 1

✗ He is the co-author from the book.

✓ He is the co-author of the book.

Use of after co-author, not from.

'Co-author' के बाद 'of' आता है, 'from' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

These words all name writers, but each shows a different role.

ये सभी लेखकों के नाम हैं, पर हर एक अलग भूमिका बताता है।

co-author

One of two or more people who write a work together.

मिलकर रचना लिखने वाले दो या अधिक लोगों में से एक।

  • She is a co-author of the paper.

ghostwriter

A person who writes a work that is published under another person's name.

वह व्यक्ति जो रचना लिखता है पर वह किसी और के नाम से छपती है।

  • A ghostwriter wrote the minister's memoir.

editor

A person who checks and improves a text without writing it.

वह व्यक्ति जो पाठ को जाँचता और सुधारता है, स्वयं नहीं लिखता।

  • The editor corrected the draft.