artificer
NounWordNet 3.0
Noun (3)
- someone who is the first to think of or make somethingSynonyms: inventordiscoverer
- a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraftSynonyms: craftsmanartisanjourneyman
- an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.Synonyms: armorerarmourer
Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)
Artificer \Ar*tif"i*cer\, n. [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. [1913 Webster]
2.One who makes or contrives; a deviser, inventor, or framer. "Artificer of fraud." --Milton. [1913 Webster]
The great Artificer of all that moves.— Cowper.[1913 Webster]
3.A cunning or artful fellow. [Obs.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
4.(Mil.) A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter, etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades, etc., in a military laboratory. [1913 Webster]
Syn: Artisan; artist. See Artisan. [1913 Webster]