artificer

noun ar·ti·fi·cer \ är-ˈti-fə-sər , ˈär-tə-fə-sər \

Definition of artificer

1 : a skilled or artistic worker or craftsman

2 : one that makes or contrives : deviser

had been the artificer of his own fortunes
—The Times Literary Supplement (London)

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Examples of artificer in a Sentence

the oil tycoon insisted that the best stone masons, cabinetmakers, and artificers in every other craft be employed to create a mansion of unequalled splendor

Recent Examples of artificer from the Web

Yet in his strongest work, Mr. Viola manages to avoid or transcend this danger by showing himself an artificer of searingly original visions that combine formal rigor and spiritual mystery.

— a.j. goldmann, WSJ, "‘Bill Viola: A Retrospective’ Review: Where Video Meets Art History," 12 July 2017
Artificers The few records that reflect Jonathan Wilkinson's life show he was born around 1748 in New Milford in the colony of Connecticut.

— meaghanm. mcdermott, USA TODAY, "As cemeteries struggle, gravestones sink into oblivion," 3 July 2017
ArtificersThe few records that reflect Jonathan Wilkinson's life show he was born around 1748 in New Milford in the colony of Connecticut.

— meaghanm. mcdermott, USA TODAY, "As cemeteries struggle, gravestones sink into oblivion," 3 July 2017

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