author vs White

author and White both are nouns.

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

author (noun)	White (noun)
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)	a tributary of the Mississippi River that flows southeastward through northern Arkansas and southern Missouri
someone who originates or causes or initiates something	a person of European descent with a light-skinned or pale complexion
	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)

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