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Noun [English]

IPA: /ɑɹˈtɪfəsɚ/, /ɑɹtɪˈfɪsɚ/, /ɑːˈtɪfɪsə/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Sapaa-artificer.wav Forms: artificers [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English artificer, from Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiarius. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|artificer}} Middle English artificer, {{der|en|frm|artificier}} Middle French artificier, {{der|en|la|artificiarius}} Latin artificiarius Head templates: {{en-noun}} artificer (plural artificers)
  1. Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.
    Sense id: en-artificer-en-noun-TMS8nccN Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 55 0 45 0 0
  2. An inventor.
    Sense id: en-artificer-en-noun-h323tw-f
  3. A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems. Translations (member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems): artificier [masculine] (Catalan), artificiera [feminine] (Catalan), mekaanikko (Finnish), armurier [masculine] (French), artificier [masculine] (French), armero [masculine] (Spanish), artificiero [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-artificer-en-noun-cpnAY3xo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Middle English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Catalan translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Spanish translations, People Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 12 3 63 17 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 15 6 47 25 6 Disambiguation of Middle English entries with incorrect language header: 10 2 31 15 4 22 9 6 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 4 34 13 4 30 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 3 38 8 3 37 3 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Catalan translations: 15 7 45 26 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 15 7 45 26 7 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 14 5 45 32 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 10 3 52 31 3 Disambiguation of People: 55 0 45 0 0 Disambiguation of 'member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems': 5 0 92 2 1
  4. A trickster.
    Sense id: en-artificer-en-noun-tjAYfOYa Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 4 34 13 4 30 4 4
  5. A savant.
    Sense id: en-artificer-en-noun-rjNlWfQE
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: artificership

Noun [Middle English]

IPA: /artifəˈsɛːr/ Forms: artificers [plural], artificere [alternative], artificeer [alternative], artifycer [alternative], artyfycer [alternative], artificier [alternative], artiffycer [alternative]
Etymology: From Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiārius. Etymology templates: {{bor|enm|frm|artificier}} Middle French artificier, {{der|enm|la|artificiārius}} Latin artificiārius Head templates: {{head|enm|nouns|g=|g2=|g3=|head=|sort=}} artificer, {{enm-noun|artificers}} artificer (plural artificers)
  1. A crafter or artisan; a maker of crafts.
    Sense id: en-artificer-enm-noun-rIGsSzHY Categories (other): Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Occupations Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 8 4 34 13 4 30 4 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 5 3 38 8 3 37 3 3 Disambiguation of Occupations: 67 20 13
  2. (rare) A creative individual. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-artificer-enm-noun-qNadHRWu Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 55 45
  3. (rare) A sly or tricky individual. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-artificer-enm-noun-kqta~P9~ Categories (other): People Disambiguation of People: 0 55 45

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "form": "artifycer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "artyfycer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "artificier",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "artiffycer",
      "tags": [
        "alternative"
      ]
    }
  ],
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    {
      "args": {
        "1": "enm",
        "2": "nouns",
        "g": "",
        "g2": "",
        "g3": "",
        "head": "",
        "sort": ""
      },
      "expansion": "artificer",
      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "artificers"
      },
      "expansion": "artificer (plural artificers)",
      "name": "enm-noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Middle English",
  "lang_code": "enm",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "A crafter or artisan; a maker of crafts."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "crafter",
          "crafter"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A creative individual."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A creative individual."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Middle English terms with rare senses"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A sly or tricky individual."
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(rare) A sly or tricky individual."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "rare"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/artifəˈsɛːr/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "artificer"
}

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