Burroughs vs author

Burroughs and author both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
Burroughs	Yes	No	No	No
author	Yes	No	Yes	No

Burroughs (noun)	author (noun)
United States novelist and author of the Tarzan stories (1875-1950)	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
United States inventor who patented the first practical adding machine (1855-1898)	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
United States writer noted for his works portraying the life of drug addicts (1914-1997)

Burroughs (verb)	author (verb)
	be the author of