n. 技工, 发明者

[医] 牙技工

Artificer \Ar*tif"i*cer\, n. [Cf. F. artificier, fr. LL.
artificiarius.]
1. An artistic worker; a mechanic or manufacturer; one whose
occupation requires skill or knowledge of a particular
kind, as a silversmith.

2. One who makes or contrives; a deviser, inventor, or
framer. ``Artificer of fraud.'' --Milton.

The great Artificer of all that moves. --Cowper.

3. A cunning or artful fellow. [Obs.] --B. Jonson.

4. (Mil.) A military mechanic, as a blacksmith, carpenter,
etc.; also, one who prepares the shells, fuses, grenades,
etc., in a military laboratory.

Syn: Artisan; artist. See {Artisan}.