n.
Pronunciation: är- ' ti-f ə -s ə r, ' är-t ə -f ə -s ə r
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : a skilled or artistic worker or craftsman
2 : one that makes or contrives : DEVISER <had been the artificer of his own fortunes ― Times Lit. Supp. >
n.
Pronunciation: är- ' ti-f ə -s ə r, ' är-t ə -f ə -s ə r
Function: noun
Date: 14th century
1 : a skilled or artistic worker or craftsman
2 : one that makes or contrives : DEVISER <had been the artificer of his own fortunes ― Times Lit. Supp. >
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012