opificer en · NOUN
Etymology
From Latin opifex.
Meanings
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(obsolete) A person who creates or makes something.
can it eſcape your penetration,—I defy it,—that ſo many play-wrights, and opificers of chit chat have ever ſince been working upon Trims and my uncle Tobys pattern.
1761, [Laurence Sterne], chapter XXIV, in The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, volume III, London: […] R[obert] and J[ames] Dodsley […], →OCLC, pages 123–124:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| opificers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |