White vs author

White and author both are nouns.

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

White (noun)	author (noun)
a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion	someone who originates or causes or initiates something
United States educator who in 1865 (with Ezra Cornell) founded Cornell University and served as its first president (1832-1918)
United States writer noted for his humorous essays (1899-1985)
United States architect (1853-1906)
United States political journalist (1915-1986)
Australian writer (1912-1990)
United States jurist appointed chief justice of the United States Supreme Court in 1910 by President Taft; noted for his work on antitrust legislation (1845-1921)

White (verb)	author (verb)
	be the author of