artificer

[ ahr-tif-uh-ser ]

/ ɑrˈtɪf ə sər /

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noun

a person who is skillful or clever in devising ways of making things; inventor.

a skillful or artistic worker; craftsperson.

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Origin of artificer

1350–1400; Middle English < Anglo-French artificer, perhaps < Medieval Latin artificiārius; see artifice, -er²

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Examples from the Web for artificer

They now saw, that the affairs of the monarch did not suffer by the labours of the philosopher, the traveller, and the artificer.
The History of Peter the Great, Emperor of Russia|Voltaire
Tubal-Cain, who was the seventh generation from Adam, "was an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron."
Popular Technology; Volume 2|Edward Hazen
To construct others similar, the money was wanting; but to find the artificer would have been still more difficult.
Toilers of the Sea|Victor Hugo
It stands to all created beings as the knowledge of the artificer to the things he makes.
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume II of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

Is an artificer or maker of love, a sworn servant to all ladies, like an officer in a corporation.
Character Writings of the 17th Century|Various

British Dictionary definitions for artificer

artificer

/ (ɑːˈtɪfɪsə) /

noun

a skilled craftsman

a clever or inventive designer

a serviceman trained in mechanics

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