coauthor

[ koh-aw-ther, koh-aw- ]

noun

1. one of two or more joint authors. author.

verb (used with object)

1. to write in joint authorship.

coauthor

/ kəʊˈɔːθə /

noun

1. a person who shares the writing of a book, article, etc, with another

verb

1. tr to be the joint author of (a book, article, etc)

Word History and Origins

Origin of coauthor¹

First recorded in 1860–65; co- + author

Example Sentences

Che and his coauthors found an increase in sales of plastic bags after the cities prohibited stores from giving away free plastic bags for carrying home groceries.

From Science Daily

Over the next few months, the coauthors will present their research at symposiums and conferences around the U.S., where they’ll receive feedback and engage in discussions with fellow researchers.

From Salon

The Franklin case was “the first of the recovered memory persecutions,” said Richard Ofshe, a professor emeritus of social psychology at UC Berkeley and coauthor of “Making Monsters: False Memories, Psychotherapy, and Sexual Hysteria.”

From Los Angeles Times

“I definitely still believe that forests can be part of the solution for mitigating climate change,” said Erin Sills, a North Carolina State University forest economist and study coauthor.

From Salon

“One of the big challenges was just putting it back together in the first place,” says Joseph Sertich, a paleontologist at the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute in Panama City and coauthor of the new study.

From Science Magazine