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artificer

noun/ɑːˈtɪfɪsə/

C2CEFR level
80/100Rarity: very rare
FormalRegister

A skilled craftsman, maker or inventor of things.

The cathedral's astronomical clock was the work of a single obsessive artificer.

Similar: craftsman, artisan, maker

Origin: From Latin artificium 'craft', from ars 'art' + facere 'to make'.

Topic: craft in General English

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More general words: craft