ballad maker vs songwriter

ballad maker and songwriter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ballad maker	Yes	No	No	No
songwriter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, ballad maker and songwriter are synonyms defined as:

ballad maker and songwriter: a composer of words or music for popular songs

Other synonyms of ballad maker include songster.

ballad maker (noun)	songwriter (noun)
a composer of words or music for popular songs	a composer of words or music for popular songs