paperhanger vs artisan

paperhanger and artisan both are nouns.

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

As nouns, artisan is a hypernym of paperhanger; that is, artisan is a word with a broader meaning than paperhanger:

Other hypernyms of paperhanger include artificer, craftsman, journeyman.

paperhanger (noun)	artisan (noun)
one whose occupation is decorating walls with wallpaper	a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
someone who passes bad checks or counterfeit paper money