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Webster 1913 Edition

Artificer

Ar-tif′i-cer

,
Noun.
[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.)
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Artificer

ARTIF'ICER

,
Noun.
[L. artifex, from ars, and facio.]
1.
An artist; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind; as a silversmith, or sadler.
2.
One who makes or contrives; an inventor; as an artificer of fraud or lies.
3.
A cunning, or artful fellow. [not used.]

Definition 2025

artificer

artificer

English

Noun

artificer ‎(plural artificers)

  1. Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.
    • 1611, Bible (KJV):, 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.
  2. An inventor.
  3. A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
  4. A trickster.
  5. A savant.

Translations

References

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

Etymology

From French artificier, from Latin artificiarius.

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