artificer vs inventor

artificer and inventor both are nouns.

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

As nouns, artificer and inventor are synonyms defined as:

artificer and inventor: someone who is the first to think of or make something

Other synonyms of artificer include discoverer.

artificer (noun)	inventor (noun)
a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft	someone who is the first to think of or make something
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.