Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun artificer
3 senses of artificer
Sense 1
inventor, discoverer, artificer -- (someone who is the first to think of or make something)
=> creator -- (a person who grows or makes or invents things)
Sense 2
craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer -- (a skilled worker who practices some trade or handicraft)
=> skilled worker, trained worker, skilled workman -- (a worker who has acquired special skills)
Sense 3
armorer, armourer, artificer -- (an enlisted man responsible for the upkeep of small arms and machine guns etc.)
=> enlisted man -- (a male enlisted person in the armed forces)