artificer

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artificer

  • /ɑɹˈtɪfəsɚ/ US
  • /ɑɹtɪˈfɪsɚ/ US
  • /ɑːˈtɪfɪsə/ UK

Where it comes from

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

noun 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.
  2. An inventor.
  3. A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
  4. A trickster.
  5. A savant.

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noun artisan

Españolartífice

noun inventor

Españolartífice

noun member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems

Españolartificiero
Françaisarmurier, artificier

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@misc{artificer_2026,
  title = {artificer},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/artificer},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}