artificer

English

Etymology

From French artificier, from Latin artificiarius.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ɑɹˈtɪfəsəɹ/

Noun

artificer (plural artificers)

Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.
- 1611, Bible (King James Version), 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.

Translations

artisan — see artisan

inventor — see inventor

member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems

French: armurier (fr) m, artificier (fr) m

Spanish: armero m, artificiero m

trickster — see trickster

savant — see savant

References

artificer in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
artificer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

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