n. - The beginner, former, or first mover of anything; hence, the efficient cause of a thing; a creator; an originator.
n. - One who composes or writes a book; a composer, as distinguished from an editor, translator, or compiler.
n. - The editor of a periodical.
n. - An informant.
v. t. - To occasion; to originate.
v. t. - To tell; to say; to declare.