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автор

contributor

Meaning of автор

a person who gives money or writes for a publication

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автор with English translation

автор usage examples

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

He became a contributor to the local paper.

Он стал автором местной газеты.

🇬🇧English🇷🇺Russian

Every contributor must sign the form.

Каждый автор должен подписать форму.

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автор belongs to the topic "Top 5000". Start with a short 7-word set so the word is easier to remember in context.

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автор synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between автор / спонсор / меценат / соавтор / редактор

🇷🇺Russian
автор

contributor — a person who gives money or writes for a publication

B2Often

He became a contributor to the local paper.

Он стал автором местной газеты.

А
🇷🇺Russian
автор

A person who writes a text or content; in publication contexts, the writer of an article or piece.

B2Very Often

He was the author of an article in a scientific journal.

Он был автором статьи в научном журнале.

С
🇷🇺Russian
спонсор

A person or company that provides money for a project, but does not write the text.

B2Often

The company became a sponsor of the cultural festival.

Компания стала спонсором культурного фестиваля.

М
🇷🇺Russian
меценат

A person who financially supports art, science, or culture, usually with a sense of noble patronage.

B2Rarely

The patron helped open a new modern art exhibition.

Меценат помог открыть новую выставку современного искусства.

С
🇷🇺Russian
соавтор

A person who writes together with another author; one of several creators of a text.

B2Often

She was a co-author of the history textbook.

Она была соавтором учебника по истории.

Р
🇷🇺Russian
редактор

A person who edits a text, but is usually not its author.

B2Often

The editor corrected the mistakes in the article before publication.

Редактор исправил ошибки в статье перед публикацией.

А
🇷🇺Russian
автор статьи

More specific: a person who wrote a particular article, not necessarily another type of text.

B2Often

The author of the article described the research results in detail.

Автор статьи подробно описал результаты исследования.

П
🇷🇺Russian
постоянный автор

A person who regularly writes for a publication; a regular contributor.

B2Often

He has been a regular contributor to this magazine for five years.

Он — постоянный автор этого журнала уже пять лет.

В
🇷🇺Russian
внештатный автор

A writer who contributes on a freelance or contract basis, not as a staff member.

B2Often

A freelance contributor prepared a piece for the online magazine.

Внештатный автор подготовил материал для онлайн-журнала.

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How to pronounce автор and what this word means

автор translation: contributor. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce автор

[ˈaftər]

автор translation

contributor

автор examples

He became a contributor to the local paper.

автор transcription

[ˈaftər]

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автор meaning: what does it mean?

человек, который даёт деньги или пишет для издания

автор pronunciation: how do you pronounce it?

автор is pronounced as [ˈaftər]. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

автор definition and sentence examples: how is it used in a sentence?

He became a contributor to the local paper. Translation: Он стал автором местной газеты.

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