artificer

UK: /ɑːˈtɪfɪsə/ US: /ɑrˈtɪfəsɚ, ˈɑrtəfə-/ ,(är tif′ə sər)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

ar•tif•i•cer /ɑrˈtɪfəsɚ, ˈɑrtəfə-/   n. [countable]

1. a skillful or artistic worker;
   craftsman;
   artisan.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

ar•tif•i•cer  (är tif′ə sər), n. 

1. a person who is skillful or clever in devising ways of making things;
   inventor.
2. a skillful or artistic worker;
   craftsperson.

• Medieval Latin artificiārius; see artifice, -er²
• Anglo-French artificer, perh.
• Middle English 1350–1400

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

artificer / ɑːˈtɪfɪsə/ noun

1. a skilled craftsman
2. a clever or inventive designer
3. a serviceman trained in mechanics