Also means
perpetrator
Usage Note
Autore means an author or creator, but it also covers the 'perpetrator' of a crime, as in l'autore del reato. The feminine is autrice, and the plural shifts to autori.
Examples
"L'autore ha scritto tre romanzi."
Natural Translation
The author wrote three novels.
Literal Translation
The author has written three novels.

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