Dickens vs author

Dickens and author both are nouns.

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

Dickens (noun)	author (noun)
English writer whose novels depicted and criticized social injustice (1812-1870)	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something

Dickens (verb)	author (verb)
	be the author of