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artificer

 
Dictionary: ar·tif·i·cer   (är-tĭf'ĭ-sər) pronunciation

n.
  1. A skilled worker; a craftsperson.
  2. One that contrives, devises, or constructs something: "The labyrinth . . . was built by Daedalus, a most skillful artificer" (Thomas Bulfinch).

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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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