inventor vs artificer

inventor and artificer both are nouns.

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

As nouns, inventor and artificer are synonyms defined as:

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

Other synonyms of inventor include discoverer.

inventor (noun)	artificer (noun)
someone who is the first to think of or make something	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.