author vs Scott

author and Scott both are nouns.

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

author (noun)	Scott (noun)
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)	United States slave who sued for liberty after living in a non-slave state; caused the Supreme Court to declare the Missouri Compromise unconstitutional (1795?-1858)
someone who originates or causes or initiates something	British author of historical novels and ballads (1771-1832)
	United States general who was a hero of the War of 1812 and who defeated Santa Anna in the Mexican War (1786-1866)
	English explorer who reached the South Pole just a month after Amundsen; he and his party died on the return journey (1868-1912)
	award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)

author (verb)	Scott (verb)
be the author of