Creator vs Author - What's the difference?
creator | author |
Something or someone which creates or makes something.
(religion) The deity that created the world.
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
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* (Samuel Johnson) (1709-1784)
# (the author) I, me.
Someone who writes books for a living.
The works of an author or authors.
* 1661 , ,
Author is a synonym of creator.
As nouns the difference between creator and author
is that creator is something or someone which creates or makes something while author is the originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.As a proper noun Creator
is a god who created the Universe.As a verb author is
to create a work as its author.creator
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(Creator deity)Alternative forms
* creatour (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Kenneth E. Iverson was the creator of APL.
Usage notes
* Usually capitalized as Creator when referring to a specific deity.Anagrams
* English agent nouns ----author
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Eternal King; thee, Author of all being.
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
- The chief glory of every people arises from its authors .
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
