window dresser vs artisan

window dresser and artisan both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
window dresser	Yes	No	No	No
artisan	Yes	No	No	No

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

Other hypernyms of window dresser include artificer, craftsman, journeyman.

window dresser (noun)	artisan (noun)
someone who decorates shop windows	a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft