well-known author

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author
noun[C]
uk
/ˈɔː.θər/us
/ˈɑː.θɚ/
the writer of a book, article, ...
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(Definition ofauthorfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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There is also another verywell-knownauthorwho has written on the subject in the form of fiction.
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I gave last year a case where awell-knownauthorwas subject to this kind of blackmail.
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Awell-knownauthorcalled herring "the silver darlings," and they are silver darlings if they can be found.
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It is important that nowell-knownauthorshould scoop the pool and leave the less-well-known authors to get the dregs.
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She is also awell-knownauthorand television personality.
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Before becoming awell-knownauthor, she was a nurse.
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Each contestant will also receive a review from a celebrity panel consisting of at least onewell-knownauthor, one agent, and one editor.
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She may have been attracted to the idea of marrying awell-knownauthor.
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He was a prolific writer, and awell-knownauthorof the latter times.
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Each passage also included the name of awell-knownauthor.
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Madeleine was awell-knownauthorin her own right.
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This useful source book consists of twenty-five reprinted papers of the last decade by mostly well-known authors.
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Hunt was also awell-knownauthorwith over 50 books to his credit.
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Reference has been made to one or two well-known authors.
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I had deprecated the fact that a lorry driver can in three months earn as much money as many well-known authors can earn in a year or more.
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Rather than being original stories, the graphic novels of this line were instead adaptations of works published by well-known authors of science fiction.
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The magazine was known for publishing excellent articles by well-known authors and for its many high-quality illustrations.
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The levels are incredibly high with well-known authors, personalities, celebrities, politicians, professors and the like.
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He has published the books of many well-known authors, primarily in the field of nonfiction.
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Thousands worked on the project, including several well-known authors.
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