From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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.
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2. One who makes or contrives; a deviser, inventor, or
framer. "Artificer of fraud." --Milton.
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The great Artificer of all that moves. --Cowper.
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3. A cunning or artful fellow. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.
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4. (Mil.) A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter,
etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades,
etc., in a military laboratory.
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Syn: Artisan; artist. See {Artisan}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
artificer
n 1: someone who is the first to think of or make something
[syn: {inventor}, {discoverer}, {artificer}]
2: a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft [syn:
{craftsman}, {artisan}, {journeyman}, {artificer}]
3: an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and
machine guns etc. [syn: {armorer}, {armourer}, {artificer}]
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