artisan vs artificer

artisan and artificer both are nouns.

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

As nouns, artisan and artificer are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of artisan include craftsman, journeyman.

artisan (noun)	artificer (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.