roper vs craftsman

roper and craftsman both are nouns.

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

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

Other hypernyms of roper include artificer, artisan, journeyman.

roper (noun)	craftsman (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	a creator of great skill in the manual arts
a decoy who lures customers into a gambling establishment (especially one with a fixed game)	a professional whose work is consistently of high quality