TheArsonist
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They are the same. Tolkien explains in the intro to The Hobbit:
The name of the sword Orcrist is translated as "Goblin-cleaver." And in The Two Towers, at the site of Boromir's death:
(These larger goblin-soldiers/orcs are Saruman's Uruk-hai.) There are also a few other places in The Lord of the Rings where Tolkien uses "goblin" to talk about orcs.
Orc is not an English word. It occurs in one or two places but is usually translated goblin (or hobgoblin for the larger kinds). Orc is the hobbits’ form of the name given at that time to these creatures
The name of the sword Orcrist is translated as "Goblin-cleaver." And in The Two Towers, at the site of Boromir's death:
Many Orcs lay slain, piled all about him and at his feet. […] There were four goblin-soldiers of greater stature, swart, slant-eyed, with thick legs and large hands.
(These larger goblin-soldiers/orcs are Saruman's Uruk-hai.) There are also a few other places in The Lord of the Rings where Tolkien uses "goblin" to talk about orcs.