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Clerk vs Author - What's the difference?

clerk | author |

As nouns the difference between clerk and author

is that clerk is one who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc; an office worker while author is the originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.

As verbs the difference between clerk and author

is that clerk is to act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk while author is (chiefly|us) to create a work as its.

clerk

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who occupationally works with records, accounts, letters, etc.; an office worker.
  • *
  • *:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer language, he expressed the important words by an initial, a medial, or a final consonant, and made scratches for all the words between; his clerks , however, understood him very well.
  • A facilitator of a Quaker meeting for business affairs.
  • (lb) In the Church of England, the layman that assists in the church service, especially in reading the responses (also called parish clerk ).
  • *1595 , (William Shakespeare), ,
  • *:God save the King! Will no man say, amen? / Am I both priest and clerk ? Well then, amen.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To act as a clerk, to perform the duties or functions of a clerk
  • The law school graduate clerked for the supreme court judge for the summer.

    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

    Verb

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

    * authorable

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