mason vs artificer

mason and artificer both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of mason include artisan, craftsman, journeyman.

mason (noun)	artificer (noun)
a craftsman who works with stone or brick	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.