artificer

noun

ar·ti·fi·cer | \ är-ˈti-fə-sər

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, ˈär-tə-fə-sər

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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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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 on the Web The book includes new spells, character subclasses, story options for groups of players, options for creating sidekicks, tools for Dungeon Masters and includes the artificer class of magical inventors. — Jordan Culver, USA TODAY, "Dungeons & Dragons' new sourcebook, 'Tasha's Cauldron of Everything,' brings diversity to fantasy world," 24 Aug. 2020 The only beings to escape the conflagration are four Saranga birds, Takshaka’s son Aswasena, whose mother sacrifices herself to save him, and the artificer Maya, who finds asylum at Arjuna’s feet. — Girish Shahane, Quartz India, "The Amazon fires have a 3,000-year-old parallel in the Indian epic Mahabharata," 30 Aug. 2019 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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“Artificer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/artificer. Accessed 11 May. 2021.

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