Chinese

Noun

作者

1. author; writer

   作者水平有限，如有錯漏，望大家指正。 [MSC, trad.]

   作者水平有限，如有错漏，望大家指正。 [MSC, simp.]

   Zuòzhě shuǐpíng yǒuxiàn, rú yǒu cuòlòu, wàng dàjiā zhǐzhèng. [Pinyin]

   The author's ability has its limits; feedback regarding errors and omissions is welcome.

Usage notes

While writer and author can both be translated as 作家 (zuòjiā) or 作者 (zuòzhě) depending on the context, the former term can only refer to a writer who is relatively well-established, while the latter term can refer to any person who writes a text. 著者 (zhùzhě) shares the same meaning as 作者 (zuòzhě). 筆者／笔者 (bǐzhě) is usually used self-reflexively.

Synonyms

• 著者 (zhùzhě)

See also

• 筆者／笔者 (bǐzhě)
• 作家 (zuòjiā)

Japanese

Noun

作者 ‎(hiragana さくしゃ, romaji sakusha)

1. the creator of a work, such as an author, writer, poet, or artist

Synonyms

• 著者 (ちょしゃ, chosha) (author of a book)

Compounds

• 戯作者
• 原作者
• 創作者
• 著作者
• 伝記作者
• 作者不知
• 作者未詳

References

• The Oxford Starter Japanese Dictionary. ISBN 0-19-860197-2