artificers

plural of artificer
as in craftsmen
a person whose occupation requires skill with the hands the oil tycoon insisted that the best stone masons, cabinetmakers, and artificers in every other craft be employed to create a mansion of unequalled splendor

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  • Each gemstone was set by hand in an exacting process by Bixler’s craftsmen.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Originally researchers wondered if the craftsmen were working on already old fossils.
    CBS News, CBS News, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Artificers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/artificers. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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