Hale vs author

Hale and author both are nouns.

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

Hale (noun)	author (noun)
prolific United States writer (1822-1909)	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
a soldier of the American Revolution who was hanged as a spy by the British; his last words were supposed to have been `I only regret that I have but one life to give for my country' (1755-1776)

Hale (verb)	author (verb)
	be the author of