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A craftsman who has knowledge of a manufacturing secret (specifically in the area of porcelain manufacturing).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
Examples
- 1799, William Tooke (translator), The Life of Catherine II. Empress of Russia, by Jean-Henri Castéra, London: Longman and Rees, 3rd edition, Volume 1, Preliminaries, Section 3, p. 36, The porcelain manufactory likewise entertains, excepting the modellers and arcanists, none but russian workmen [...]
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A person who studies arcana or religious mysteries.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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From arcane + -ist; in the sense of a craftsman with secret knowledge about porcelain manufacturing, borrowed from German Arcanist.
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Portuguese:
arcanista
— person who has knowledge of a manufacturing secret
