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author vs contributor

contributor vs author

author and contributor both are nouns.

author is a verb but contributor is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
author Yes No Yes No
contributor Yes No No No
As nouns, contributor is a hyponym of author; that is, contributor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than author:
  • author: writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
  • contributor: a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book
Other hyponyms of author include abstracter, abstractor, alliterator, authoress, biographer, coauthor, joint author, commentator, reviewer, compiler, cyberpunk, drafter, dramatist, playwright, essayist, litterateur, folk writer, framer, gagman, gagster, gagwriter, ghost, ghostwriter, Gothic romancer, hack, hack writer, literary hack, journalist, librettist, lyricist, lyrist, novelist, pamphleteer, paragrapher, poet, polemic, polemicist, polemist, poetiser, poetizer, rhymer, rhymester, versifier, scenarist, scriptwriter, space writer, speechwriter, tragedian, wordmonger, word-painter, wordsmith.
author (noun) contributor (noun)
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay) someone who contributes (or promises to contribute) a sum of money
someone who originates or causes or initiates something a writer whose work is published in a newspaper or magazine or as part of a book
author (verb) contributor (verb)
be the author of
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