Boris Pasternak vs writer

Boris Pasternak and writer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Boris Pasternak	Yes	No	No	No
writer	Yes	No	No	No

Boris Pasternak (noun)	writer (noun)
Russian writer whose best known novel was banned by Soviet authorities but translated and published abroad (1890-1960)	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
	a person who is able to write and has written something