The difference between Author and Creator
When used as nouns, author means i, me, whereas creator means something or someone which creates or makes something.
Author is also verb with the meaning: to create a work as its author.
check bellow for the other definitions of Author and Creator
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Author as a noun (with definite article: "the author"):
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition. I, me.
Examples:
"The copyright of any original writing belongs initially and properly to its author."
"Have you read any Corinthian authors?"
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Author as a noun:
Someone who writes books for a living.
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Author as a noun (obsolete):
One's authority for something: an informant.
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Author as a verb (chiefly, US, sometimes, proscribed):
To create a work as its author.
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Creator as a noun:
Something or someone which creates or makes something.
Examples:
"Kenneth E. Iverson was the creator of APL."
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Creator as a noun (religion):
The deity that created the world.