Artificer
- 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]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
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