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

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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

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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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