author vs Ward

author and Ward both are nouns.

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

author (noun)	Ward (noun)
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)	United States businessman who in 1872 established a successful mail-order business (1843-1913)
someone who originates or causes or initiates something	English writer of novels who was an active opponent of the women's suffrage movement (1851-1920)
	English economist and conservationist (1914-1981)

author (verb)	Ward (verb)
be the author of