roper vs artificer

roper and artificer both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of roper include artisan, craftsman, journeyman.

roper (noun)	artificer (noun)
a craftsman who makes ropes	a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
a cowboy who uses a lasso to rope cattle or horses	someone who is the first to think of or make something
a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)	an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.