taxidermist vs artificer

taxidermist and artificer both are nouns.

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

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

taxidermist: a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display
artificer: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

Other hypernyms of taxidermist include artisan, craftsman, journeyman.

taxidermist (noun)	artificer (noun)
a craftsman who stuffs and mounts the skins of animals for display	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.