n.
- A skilled worker; a craftsperson.
- One that contrives, devises, or constructs something: "The labyrinth . . . was built by Daedalus, a most skillful artificer" (Thomas Bulfinch).
Dictionary:
ar·tif·i·cer (är-tĭf'ĭ-sər)
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| WordNet: artificer |
The noun has 3 meanings:
Meaning #1:
someone who is the first to think of or make something
Synonyms: inventor, discoverer
Meaning #2:
a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Synonyms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman
Meaning #3:
an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
Synonyms: armorer, armourer
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| cartwright | |
| opificer |
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