discoverer vs artificer

discoverer and artificer both are nouns.

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

As nouns, discoverer and artificer are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of discoverer include inventor.

discoverer (noun)	artificer (noun)
someone who is the first to observe something	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.