artificer vs craftsman

artificer and craftsman both are nouns.

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

As nouns, artificer and craftsman are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of artificer include artisan, journeyman.

artificer (noun)	craftsman (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	a creator of great skill in the manual arts
an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.	a professional whose work is consistently of high quality