coauthor
noun
co·au·thor
(ˌ)kō-ˈȯ-thər 
variants
or
plural coauthors or co-authors
: one who collaborates with another person in authoring a literary or dramatic work, a document, a legislative bill, etc.
coauthors of many books and plays
the coauthors of new legislation
coauthor
transitive verb
or
coauthored or co-authored; coauthoring or co-authoring
… he coauthored legislation … requiring the publication on the Internet of the cost of all federal contracts, grants, and congressional "earmarks,"…
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Michael Tomasky
Michael Tomasky
a co-authored book
coauthorship
noun
or
… accepting coauthorship on studies to which they did not significantly contribute.
—Mary Murray
Mary Murray
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Researchers said coauthor Dieter Robrecht found the moths during fieldwork for the 2024 edition of a German publication.
—Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Along with Sparks and study coauthor Emily Carr, a doctoral student at the museum’s Richard Gilder Graduate School, Martin revisited the birds-of-paradise specimens in AMNH’s drawers.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
His coauthor, Zelati, isn't so quick to dismiss the results.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2025
One of the coauthors of that textbook, Sergey Vangorodsky, said the book is not used as a teaching tool in Russian schools.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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Rhiannon Saegert, Miami Herald, 27 Feb. 2025
Along with Sparks and study coauthor Emily Carr, a doctoral student at the museum’s Richard Gilder Graduate School, Martin revisited the birds-of-paradise specimens in AMNH’s drawers.
—Mindy Weisberger, CNN, 20 Feb. 2025
His coauthor, Zelati, isn't so quick to dismiss the results.
—Nola Taylor Tillman, Space.com, 10 Feb. 2025
One of the coauthors of that textbook, Sergey Vangorodsky, said the book is not used as a teaching tool in Russian schools.
—Barbara A. Perry, Newsweek, 28 Jan. 2025
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“Coauthor.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coauthor. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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