Artificer

//ɑɹˈtɪfəsɚ// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.

    "And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah."

  2. 2
    an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc. wordnet
  3. 3
    An inventor.
  4. 4
    a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft wordnet
  5. 5
    A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
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  1. 6
    someone who is the first to think of or make something wordnet
  2. 7
    A trickster.
  3. 8
    A savant.

Etymology

From Middle English artificer, from Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiarius.

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