Artificer
/ɑɹˈtɪfəsɚ/ noun
noun ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 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 an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc. wordnet
- 3 An inventor.
- 4 a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft wordnet
- 5 A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
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- 6 someone who is the first to think of or make something wordnet
- 7 A trickster.
- 8 A savant.
Example
More examples"Sella also brought forth Tubalcain, who was a hammerer and artificer in every work of brass and iron. And the sister of Tubalcain was Noema."
Etymology
From Middle English artificer, from Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiarius.