Nouns ending in -teur are usually masculine.
The suffix names a person or thing that performs an action.
Cet auteur italien est peu connu au Japon.
That Italian author is little known in Japan.
L'auteur réunit toutes les différentes littératures européennes.
The author lumps all the different European literatures together.
Qui penses-tu être l'auteur de ce roman ?
Who do you think is the writer of this novel?
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