artificer C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ɑrˈtɪfɪsɚ/ UK /ɑːˈtɪfɪsə/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun a skilled craftsman or inventor of ingenious devices The clockwork bird was the masterpiece of a forgotten artificer. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a skilled craftsman or... craftsmanartisanmakerinventormechaniccreatorcontriver Word family Related forms artificeartificialart Etymology AI details From Latin artificium ('craft, skill'), from artifex ('craftsman'), from ars ('art, skill') and facere ('to make'). artifex Latin ars Latin facere Latin View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # artificer **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ɑrˈtɪfɪsɚ/ **IPA (UK):** /ɑːˈtɪfɪsə/ ## Meanings 1. a skilled craftsman or inventor of ingenious devices ## Examples - The clockwork bird was the masterpiece of a forgotten artificer. ## Synonyms - craftsman - artisan - maker - inventor - mechanic - creator - contriver ## Related Forms - artifice - artificial - art ## Roots and Affixes - Root: artifex - Root: ars - Root: facere ## Etymology From Latin artificium ('craft, skill'), from artifex ('craftsman'), from ars ('art, skill') and facere ('to make'). ## AI Etymology Artificer is a noun meaning "a skilled craftsman or inventor of ingenious devices". Historically, it is from Latin artificium ('craft, skill'), from artifex ('craftsman'), from ars ('art, skill') and facere ('to make'). The historical chain links Latin artifex, Latin ars, and Latin facere. Close English family members include artifice, artificial, and art. This keeps the modern noun sense tied to the older forms and language sequence behind it. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown