author vs Burroughs

author and Burroughs both are nouns.

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

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

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