author vs Hale

author and Hale both are nouns.

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

author (noun)	Hale (noun)
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)	prolific United States writer (1822-1909)
someone who originates or causes or initiates something	United States astronomer who discovered that sunspots are associated with strong magnetic fields (1868-1938)
	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)

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