currier vs artificer

currier and artificer both are nouns.

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

As nouns, artificer is a hypernym of currier; that is, artificer is a word with a broader meaning than currier:

Other hypernyms of currier include artisan, craftsman, journeyman.

currier (noun)	artificer (noun)
a craftsman who curries leather for use	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.