noun
Meaning 1
Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Standard Lemma guide
artificer
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noun
Meaning 2
An inventor.
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noun
Meaning 3
A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
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noun
Meaning 4
A trickster.
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noun
Meaning 5
A savant.
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noun
Meaning 6
an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: armorer, armourer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: enlisted man
noun
Meaning 7
a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman
Narrower terms: beautician, cosmetician, bookbinder, bricklayer, clocksmith, clockmaker, coachbuilder, construction worker, hard hat, cooper, barrel maker, coppersmith, currier, diemaker, diesinker, die-sinker, glassblower, glass cutter, glass-cutter, glassworker, glazier, glazer, goldbeater, gold-beater, hairdresser, hairstylist, stylist, styler, luthier, machinist, mechanic, shop mechanic, mason, stonemason, miller, paperhanger, paperer, plumber, pipe fitter, potter, thrower, ceramicist, ceramist, rigger, roofer, ropemaker, rope-maker, roper, steamfitter, tanner, taxidermist, animal stuffer, stuffer, upholsterer, weaver, welder, window dresser, window trimmer, woodworker, woodsman, woodman, wright, Morris, William Morris
noun
Meaning 8
someone who is the first to think of or make something
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: inventor, discoverer
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: creator
Narrower terms: patentee, Bell, Alexander Bell, Alexander Graham Bell, Bessemer, Sir Henry Bessemer, Browning, John M. Browning, John Moses Browning, Burroughs, William Seward Burroughs, Bushnell, David Bushnell, Father of the Submarine, Cartwright, Edmund Cartwright, Daguerre, Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, De Forest, Lee De Forest, Father of Radio, Eastman, George Eastman, Edison, Thomas Edison, Thomas Alva Edison, Fulton, Robert Fulton, Gatling, Richard Jordan Gatling, Gillette, King Camp Gilette, Goldmark, Peter Goldmark, Peter Carl Goldmark, Goodyear, Charles Goodyear, Hargreaves, James Hargreaves, Hero, Heron, Hero of Alexandria, Hollerith, Herman Hollerith, Howe, Elias Howe, Jacquard, Joseph M. Jacquard, Joseph Marie Jacquard, Land, Din Land, Edwin Herbert Land, Langley, Samuel Pierpoint Langley, Mauser, von Mauser, P. P. von Mauser, Peter Paul Mauser, Maxim, Sir Hiram Stevens Maxim, McCormick, Cyrus McCormick, Cyrus Hall McCormick, Mergenthaler, Ottmar Mergenthaler, Morse, Samuel Morse, Samuel F. B. Morse, Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Muybridge, Eadweard Muybridge, Edward James Muggeridge, Otis, Elisha Graves Otis, Singer, Isaac M. Singer, Isaac Merrit Singer, Sperry, Elmer Ambrose Sperry, Stanley, Francis Edgar Stanley, Steinmetz, Charles Proteus Steinmetz, Talbot, Fox Talbot, William Henry Fox Talbot, Tesla, Nikola Tesla, Watt, James Watt, Westinghouse, George Westinghouse, Wheatstone, Sir Charles Wheatstone, Whitney, Eli Whitney, Wright, Orville Wright, Wilbur Wright, Zeppelin, Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin
History
Etymology
From Middle English artificer, from Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiarius.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Catalan: artificier — artisan
- Spanish: artífice — artisan
- Catalan: artificier — inventor
- Spanish: artífice — inventor
- Catalan: artificier — member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
- Catalan: artificiera — member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
- Finnish: mekaanikko — member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
- French: armurier — member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
- French: artificier — member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
- Spanish: armero — member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems
- Spanish: artificiero — member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems