English → Latin
“artificer” in Latin
artifexartist, actor; craftsman, master (of a craft); mastermind, schemerfaberartisan, craftsman, architect, creator, maker, artificer, forger, smith, carpenteropifexSomeone who does work (especially creative or constructive); worker, maker, framer, fabricator, workman, mechanic, artifauctorseller, vendor; author, originator; sponsor, advocateinventorcontriver, author, discoverer, inventorcondōto put together; to build, establish; form, fashion; make, construct; to put away, store or treasure up; preserve; intereffectoreffecter, producer, causemōliorto strive, endeavor, work at; to put in motion, shake, move; to rouse, bestirprī̆ncepsfirst, foremost; chief, distinguishedparēnsparent, mother, father; founder, ancestor
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
artificer
artifex (general term, especially of one needing mind and invention in his work): faber (one who works upon hard materials, as stone, ivory, etc.): opifex (a workman needing mechanical skill and industry; the author and producer of any work). A distinguished artificer, artifex operibus suis praecipuus.
Maker, contriver, auctor: inventor: conditor: effector: molitor: princeps: parens: architects, [SYN. in ARCHITECTL.] (The words are found in this connection and order), parens effectorque; princeps et architectus. The artificer of the world, creator or procreator mundi; effector mundi molitorque.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for artificer?
- The usual Latin words for “artificer” are artifex, faber, opifex; also auctor, inventor, condō. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.