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Author vs Maker - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between author and maker

is that author is the originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition while maker is someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.

As a verb author

is to create a work as its author.

author

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Alternative forms

* (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
  • * (John Milton) (1608-1674)
    • Eternal King; thee, Author of all being.
  • * 1661 , , The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
    • During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
  • * (Samuel Johnson) (1709-1784)
    • The chief glory of every people arises from its authors .
  • # (the author) I, me.
  • Someone who writes books for a living.
  • The works of an author or authors.
  • * 1661 , , The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
    • During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant

    Synonyms

    * (creator of a work) bookwright, creator, artist, subcreator, fabulator, writer

    Derived terms

    * authoress

    Related terms

    * authorization or authorisation * authority * authorship * auteur

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (chiefly, US) To create a work as its .

    • Derived terms

    * authorable

    Statistics

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    maker

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Someone who makes; a person or thing that makes or produces something.
  • (usually, capitalized and preceded by the) God.
  • A poet.
  • * 2000 , , The Book of Prefaces , Bloomsbury 2002, p. 9:
    • It is refreshing to read how makers find great allies in the past to help them tackle the present. It helps us to see that literature is a conversation across boundaries of nation, century and language.
  • (obsolete, legal) Someone who signs a cheque or promissory note, thereby becoming responsible for payment.

    • Derived terms

    * brushmaker * homemaker * troublemaker * widow-maker

    Related terms

    * make * makeover

    Anagrams

    * * English agent nouns ----