arcanist

[ ahr-key-nist ]

/ ɑrˈkeɪ nɪst /

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noun

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

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Origin of arcanist

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

Words nearby arcanist

Arcadic, Arcado-Cyprian, Arcady, arcana, arcane, arcanist, arcanum, arcanum arcanorum, Arcaro, Arcas, Arcata