artificer

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English artificer, from Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiarius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (US) /ɑɹˈtɪfəsɚ/, (US) /ɑɹtɪˈfɪsɚ/ IPA(key): (UK) /ɑːˈtɪfɪsə/ === Noun === artificer (plural artificers) Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan. An inventor. A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems. A trickster. A savant. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== opificer === References === William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “artificer”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “artificer”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. == Middle English == === Alternative forms === artificere, artificeer, artifycer, artyfycer, artificier, artiffycer === Etymology === From Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiārius. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /artifəˈsɛːr/ === Noun === artificer (plural artificers) A crafter or artisan; a maker of crafts. (rare) A creative individual. (rare) A sly or tricky individual. ==== Descendants ==== English: artificer ==== References ==== “artificēr, -iēr, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 19 June 2018.