different between artifices vs artificer

English

Noun

artifices

1. plural of artifice

French

Noun

artifices m

1. plural of artifice

Latin

Adjective

artific?s

1. nominative masculine plural of artifex
2. nominative feminine plural of artifex
3. accusative masculine plural of artifex
4. accusative feminine plural of artifex
5. vocative masculine plural of artifex
6. vocative feminine plural of artifex

References

• artifices in Harry Thurston Peck, editor (1898) Harper's Dictionary of Classical Antiquities, New York: Harper & Brothers
• artifices in William Smith et al., editor (1890) A Dictionary of Greek and Roman Antiquities, London: William Wayte. G. E. Marindin

English

Etymology

From Middle English artificer, from Middle French artificier, from Latin artificiarius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???t?f?s??/

Noun

artificer (plural artificers)

1. Someone who is skilled in their trade; an artisan.

   • And Zillah, she also bare Tubal-cain, an instructer of every artificer in brass and iron: and the sister of Tubal-cain was Naamah.

2. An inventor.
3. A member of the military who specializes in manufacturing and repairing weapon systems.
4. A trickster.
5. A savant.

Translations

References

• artificer in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• artificer in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.

Middle English

Alternative forms

• artificere, artificeer, artifycer, artyfycer, artificier, artiffycer

Etymology

From Middle French artificier, from Latin artifici?rius.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /artif??s??r/

Noun

artificer (plural artificers)

1. A crafter or artisan; a maker of crafts.
2. (rare) A creative individual.
3. (rare) A sly or tricky individual.

Descendants

• English: artificer

References

• “artific?r, -i?r, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-06-19.