artificer
English
editEtymology
editFrom Middle English artificer, from Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiarius.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editartificer (plural artificers)
- Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.
- 1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:22:
- And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.
- An inventor.
- A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
- A trickster.
- A savant.
Derived terms
editTranslations
editartisan — see artisan
inventor — see inventor
member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
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trickster — see trickster
savant — see savant
References
edit- “artificer”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
- “artificer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
Middle English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiārius.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editartificer (plural artificers)
- A crafter or artisan; a maker of crafts.
- (rare) A creative individual.
- (rare) A sly or tricky individual.
Descendants
edit- English: artificer
References
edit- “artificēr, -iēr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-19.
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