Drafter vs. Draughtsman — What's the Difference?

A drafter (also draughtsman / draughtswoman in British and Commonwealth English, draftsman / draftswoman or drafting technician in American and Canadian English) is an engineering technician who makes detailed technical drawings or plans for machinery, buildings, electronics, infrastructure, sections, etc. Drafters use computer software and manual sketches to convert the designs, plans, and layouts of engineers and architects into a set of technical drawings.

Variant of draftsman.

One that drafts, especially a person who drafts plans or designs or a person who composes a document.

(Games) One of the pieces used in draughts; a checker.

A person who prepares technical drawings and plans.

A person skilled at drawing engineering or architectural plans.

A person who prepares drafts.

(obsolete) A book illustrator.

(US) A person who writes a legislative bill.

A piece in the game of draughts (checkers).

A writer of a draft

(obsolete) One who drinks drams; a tippler.

One who draws pleadings or other writings.

One who draws plans and sketches of machinery, structures, and places; also, more generally, one who makes drawings of any kind.

A "man" or piece used in the game of draughts.

One who drinks drams; a tippler.

A skilled worker who draws plans of buildings or machines