One who works by hand in wood or metal; generally termed an idler on board, from his not keeping night-watch, and only appearing on deck duty when the hands are turned up.
·noun A cunning or artful fellow. II. Artificer ·noun One who makes or contrives; a deviser, invent...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
A person engaged in any kind of manual occupation (Gen. 4:22; Isa. 3:3). ...
Easton's Bible Dictionary