tinkerer vs experimenter

tinkerer and experimenter both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
tinkerer	Yes	No	No	No
experimenter	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, experimenter is a hypernym of tinkerer; that is, experimenter is a word with a broader meaning than tinkerer:

tinkerer: a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts
experimenter: a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas

tinkerer (noun)	experimenter (noun)
an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend	a research worker who conducts experiments
a person who enjoys fixing and experimenting with machines and their parts	a person who enjoys testing innovative ideas