ARTIF'ICER, noun [Latin artifex, from ars, and facio.] 1. An artist; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular kind; as a silversmith, or sadler. 2. One who makes or contrives; an inventor; as an artificer of fraud or lies. 3. A cunning, or artful fellow. [not used.]
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI