authoress

A noun referring to a female author, though this term is now considered dated and has largely been replaced by the gender-neutral 'author'.

• 🇨🇳名词，指女性作者或女作家；该词现在被视为过时，多被中性的“作者”取代。

1. Female author B2 formal

   A woman who writes books, articles, or other literary works.

   • The authoress signed copies of her novel at the book fair.
   • She is a celebrated authoress of historical fiction.
   • The authoress discussed her writing process during the interview.

   🇨🇳女作家

• authoresses plural form
• authoresses' possessive plural form
• authoress's possessive singular form