artificer vs artisan

artificer and artisan both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
artificer	Yes	No	No	No
artisan	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, artificer and artisan are synonyms defined as:

artificer and artisan: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

Other synonyms of artificer include craftsman, journeyman.

artificer (noun)	artisan (noun)
a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft	a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
someone who is the first to think of or make something
an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.