artificer

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noun

Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.

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inventordiscovererartisanarmorerarmourer
OriginMiddle English artificer ← Middle French artificier ← Latin artificiarius →
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Meanings

nounartificer (plural artificers)

plural artificers

  1. Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.

    And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

    1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Genesis 4:22
  2. An inventor.
  3. A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
  4. A trickster.
  5. A savant.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounsomeone who is the first to think of or make something

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inventordiscoverer
Broader
creator

nouna skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

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artisan
Broader
skilled workertrained worker

nounan enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.

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armorerarmourer
Broader
enlisted man
Also see
armorerartisancraftspersondiscovererinventor

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinartificiarius
  2. Middle Frenchartificier
  3. Middle Englishartificer
  4. Englishartificer

From Middle English artificer, from Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiarius.

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Translations

Catalan artificier, artificier
  • artificierartisan
  • artificierinventor
  • artificiermember of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
  • artificieramember of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
Finnish mekaanikko
  • mekaanikkomember of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
French armurier, artificier
  • armuriermember of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
  • artificiermember of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
Spanish artífice, artífice
  • artíficeartisan
  • artíficeinventor
  • artificieromember of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
Cite this entry
APA

artificer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artificer

MLA

“artificer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artificer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “artificer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/artificer.

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