The difference between Sorcerer and Witch
When used as nouns, sorcerer means a magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male, whereas witch means a person who practices witchcraft.
Witch is also verb with the meaning: to practise witchcraft.
check bellow for the other definitions of Sorcerer and Witch
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Sorcerer as a noun (fantasy, folklore):
A magician or wizard, sometimes specifically male.
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Witch as a noun (archaic, _, outside dialects, and, Wicca):
A person who practices witchcraft; a woman or man who practices witchcraft. A woman who is learned in and actively practices witchcraft.
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Witch as a noun (derogatory):
An ugly or unpleasant woman.
Examples:
"I hate that old witch."
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Witch as a noun:
One who exercises more-than-common power of attraction; a charming or bewitching person.
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Witch as a noun:
One given to mischief, especially a woman or child.
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Witch as a noun (geometry):
A certain curve of the third order, described by Maria Agnesi under the name versiera.
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Witch as a noun:
The stormy petrel.
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Witch as a noun:
Any of a number of flatfish: (Torbay sole), found in the North Atlantic. (megrim), found in the North Atlantic. , found near New Zealand.
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Witch as a verb (obsolete, intransitive):
To practise witchcraft.
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Witch as a verb (obsolete, transitive):
To bewitch.
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Witch as a verb (transitive):
To dowse for water.
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Witch as a noun:
A cone of paper which is placed in a vessel of lard or other fat and used as a taper.