/ Dictionary / Index A authoress: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: au•thor•ess Pronunciation: (ô'thur-is), [key] — n. a woman who is an author. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: authoress (Thesaurus) author catalog authoritarian Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perspicacious Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language