arcanist

American  

[ahr-key-nist] / ɑrˈkeɪ nɪst /

noun

1. a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.

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Etymology

Origin of arcanist

First recorded in 1900–05; arcan(um) + -ist

Example Sentences

And while I know her role is largely administrative, I hope there’s a future in which she could dust off her arcanist tome and join us for a dungeon crawl or two.

From The Verge

“The energy in all things belongs to the arcanist. We command fire and fire obeys.”

From Literature

“Secrets, Re’lar Kvothe. That is what being an arcanist is all about. Now that you are a Re’lar you are entitled to certain things that were withheld before. The advanced sympathetic bindings, the nature of names. Some smattering of dubious runes, if Kilvin thinks you’re ready.”

From Literature

On the surface, it was a ribald little tune about a donkey who wanted to be an arcanist.

From Literature

How could I hope to stay in the University for the years it would take me to become a full arcanist?

From Literature