'Poets laureate'? 'Court-martials'? The curious history of postpositive adjectives in English.
They started as same word, but their meanings have drifted apart over time.
The awkward case of 'his or her'
Is it all the same anyway?
Soop, wimmen, and headake did not make the cut
How 'literally' can mean "figuratively"
Editor Emily Brewster clarifies the difference.