Gordimer vs author

Gordimer and author both are nouns.

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

Gordimer (noun)	author (noun)
South African novelist and short-story writer whose work describes the effects of apartheid (born in 1923)	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
	someone who originates or causes or initiates something

Gordimer (verb)	author (verb)
	be the author of