The difference between Author and Writer
When used as nouns, author means i, me, whereas writer means a person who writes, or produces literary work.
Author is also verb with the meaning: to create a work as its author.
check bellow for the other definitions of Author and Writer
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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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Writer as a noun:
A person who writes, or produces literary work.
Examples:
"Has your girlfriend written you another letter already? She’s quite a writer!"
"I met some of my favourite authors at the writers' convention."
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Writer as a noun (historical):
A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the , who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.
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Writer as a noun:
Anything that writes or produces output.