What is the difference between Issuer and Counterparty?

The difference between issuer and counterparty

is that "issuer" is one who issues, emits, or publishes and "counterparty" is the other party to a financial transaction.

issuer	counterparty
Noun One who issues, emits, or publishes. wiki:issuer	Noun (finance, insurance, law) The other party to a financial transaction wiki:counterparty