artificer meaning

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artificer (noun): someone who is the first to think of or make something.

artificer has 3 meanings in this dictionary.

artificer as a noun

  1. someone who is the first to think of or make something

    Synonyms: inventor, discoverer

    Type of: creator

    Kinds: patentee, Bell, Bessemer, Browning, Burroughs, Bushnell, Cartwright, Daguerre, De Forest, Eastman, Edison, Fulton

  2. a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft

    Synonyms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman

    Type of: skilled worker

    Kinds: beautician, bookbinder, bricklayer, clocksmith, coachbuilder, construction worker, cooper, coppersmith, currier, diemaker, glassblower, glass cutter

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

    Synonyms: armorer, armourer

    Type of: enlisted man

Scrabble score: 14 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with AR · words ending in ER · 9-letter words

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