artificer noun. [ɑ:'tɪfɪsǝ] LME.
[Anglo-Norman (cf. medieval Latin artificiarius), prob. alt. of Old French artificien, formed as ARTIFICE: see -ER².]
1. A person who makes things by art or skill; a craftsman; an artist. LME.
b. gen. A maker. arch. M17.

2. A crafty or artful person; a trickster. LME-E17.

3. A contriver, an inventor, a deviser, (of). E17.

4. Military & Nautical. A skilled technician. M18.

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