authors

American  

[aw-therz] / ˈɔ θərz /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. a card game for two or more persons that is played with a 52-card pack, the object being to take the largest number of tricks consisting of four cards of the same denomination.

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Etymology

Origin of authors

1865–70, plural of author

Example Sentences

"We see a clear genetic break between the two periods," said Frederik Valeur Seersholm, assistant professor at the Globe Institute at the University of Copenhagen and one of the lead authors of the study.

From Science Daily • Apr. 22, 2026

Of those, 22 went straight on to Israel, including three on FedEx planes registered in France, according to the complaint, whose authors claim that FedEx "must have known the contents".

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

And these numbers are unlikely to have significantly changed over 2024 and 2025, one of the study's authors told the BBC.

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2026

Times Festival of Books will host 500-plus authors and celebrities and 300-plus exhibitors across more than 200 events including panels, book signings and cooking demonstrations.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

All the authors I studied, all the historical figures, with the exception of George Washington Carver, and all those figures I looked upon as having importance were white men.

From "Bad Boy" by Walter Dean Myers