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ARTIFICER
armorer, armourer, artificer
(noun) an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer
(noun) a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
inventor, discoverer, artificer
(noun) someone who is the first to think of or make something
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
artificer (plural artificers)
Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.
An inventor.
A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
A trickster.
A savant.
Source: Wiktionary
Ar*tif"i*cer, n. Etym: [Cf. F. artificier, fr. LL. artificiarius.]
1. An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind, as a silversmith.
2. One who makes or contrives; a deviser, inventor, or framer. "Artificer of fraud." Milton. The great Artificer of all that moves. Cowper.
3. A cunning or artful fellow. [Obs.] B. Jonson.
4. (Mil.)
Definition: A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter, etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades, etc., in a military laboratory.
Syn.
– Artisan; artist. See Artisan.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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