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Author vs Researcher - What's the difference?

author | researcher |

As nouns the difference between author and researcher

is that author is the originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition while researcher is one who researches.

As a verb author

is to create a work as its author.

author

English

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

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    researcher

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • One who researches.
  • * {{quote-magazine, date=2013-07-19, author= Ian Sample
    • , volume=189, issue=6, page=34, magazine=(The Guardian Weekly) , title= Irregular bedtimes may affect children's brains , passage=Irregular bedtimes may disrupt healthy brain development in young children, according to a study of intelligence and sleeping habits.  ¶ Going to bed at a different time each night affected girls more than boys, but both fared worse on mental tasks than children who had a set bedtime, researchers found.}}