No. 2,930 in Dutch
auteur
Author.
In a sentence
De auteur van dat boek is zeer bekend.
The author of that book is very well-known.
Here, 'auteur' is used to mean 'author', referring to the writer of the book.
Als auteur moet je creatief en nauwkeurig zijn.
As an author, you need to be creative and meticulous.
In this sentence, 'auteur' refers to the profession or role of being a writer.
Hij heeft zijn favoriete auteur ontmoet op een boekenfestival.
He met his favorite author at a book festival.
Here, 'auteur' represents a specific person who is admired for their written works.
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