artificer
1. [ noun ] (work) a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft
Synonyms: artisan craftsman journeyman
Related terms: skilled_worker potter plumber machinist goldsmith roofer bricklayer rigger diemaker glassblower clocksmith glasscutter goldbeater coachbuilder miller paperhanger steamfitter bookbinder tanner upholsterer hairdresser steeplejack welder taxidermist woodworker weaver wright window_dresser mason coppersmith construction_worker currier luthier rope-maker cooper morris beautician
2. [ noun ] someone who is the first to think of or make something
Synonyms: inventor discoverer
Related terms: creator patentee burroughs Edison bessemer gillette charles_goodyear cartwright daguerre Fulton eastman gatling elisha_graves_otis isaac_m._singer elmer_ambrose_sperry hargreaves hero herman_hollerith elias_howe jacquard de_forest langley mauser maxim cyrus_hall_mccormick mergenthaler morse eadweard_muybridge goldmark browning Bell francis_edgar_stanley charles_proteus_steinmetz fox_talbot nikola_tesla james_watt george_westinghouse sir_charles_wheatstone eli_whitney orville_wright wilbur_wright count_ferdinand_von_zeppelin bushnell din_land discover
3. [ noun ] (military,work,arms) an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.
Synonyms: armourer armorer
Related terms: enlisted_man
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