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Webster 1913 Edition
Artificer
Ar-tif′i-cer
,Noun.
[Cf. F.
artificier
, fr. LL. artificiarius
.] 1.
An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind, as a silversmith.
2.
One who makes or contrives; a deviser, inventor, or framer.
“Artificer of fraud.” Milton.
The great
Artificer
of all that moves. Cowper.
3.
A cunning or artful fellow.
[Obs.]
B. Jonson.
4.
(Mil.)
A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter, etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades, etc., in a military laboratory.
Syn. – Artisan; artist. See
Artisan
. Webster 1828 Edition
Artificer
ARTIF'ICER
,Noun.
1.
An artist; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind; as a silversmith, or sadler.2.
One who makes or contrives; an inventor; as an artificer of fraud or lies.3.
A cunning, or artful fellow. [not used.]