author

noun/ˈɔːθə/CEFR A2

লেখক, রচয়িতা

Meaning

The person who wrote a book, article or report.

Example sentences

The author lives in Rajshahi.লেখক রাজশাহীতে থাকেন।
Who is the author of this poem?এই কবিতার রচয়িতা কে?

Synonyms & antonyms

Synonyms: writer, novelist

Antonyms: reader

Similar words, and what each means

writer
লেখক, লেখিকা
A person who writes books, stories or articles.
novelist
ঔপন্যাসিক
A person who writes novels.

Other English words for “লেখক, রচয়িতা”

writer
A person who writes books, stories or articles.
contributor
A person who gives money or work to something, or who writes for a publication.
composer
A person who writes music.

Word family

Words built on the same root. Learning them together is faster than learning them apart.

authoritynounকর্তৃপক্ষ, ক্ষমতা
authorizationnounঅনুমোদন, ক্ষমতা প্রদান
authoriseverbঅনুমোদন দেওয়া, ক্ষমতা দেওয়া
authorizeverbঅনুমোদন দেওয়া, ক্ষমতা দেওয়া

“author” elsewhere on EnglishBD

The author of this book still lives in Rajshahi.
One Word Substitutes in English →
Statement: 'The author says solar power is cheap.' The text says solar power is expensive. True, False or Not Given?
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Passage: 'The author wrote the novel in 1985 while living in Dhaka.' Statement: 'The author lived in Dhaka when he wrote the novel.' True, False or Not Given?
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Where this word is used

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“author” — এর বাংলা অর্থ কোনটি?
- • সাসপেনশন, ঝাঁকুনি রোধক ব্যবস্থা
- • পুরোহিত, যাজক
- • ছুরি ধার দেওয়ার পাথর, পাথর
- • লেখক, রচয়িতা
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লেখক, রচয়িতা — author (noun) — লেখক, রচয়িতা. The person who wrote a book, article or report.
Which word is closest in meaning to “author”?
- • writer
- • gardening
- • blur
- • screwdriver
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writer — writer — লেখক, লেখিকা. A person who writes books, stories or articles.

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