arcanistn.
/ɑːˈkeɪnɪst/ Used spec. of a person who has knowledge of a secret process of manufacture, esp. of the manufacture of porcelain.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > manual or industrial worker > producer > potter > [noun] > with secret knowledge
arcanist1903
1903 R. L. Hobson Catal. Eng. Pottery Brit. Mus. p. xv The royal houses vied with each other in securing the services of the arcanists from Meissen.
1939 Burlington Mag. Oct. 172/2 The death of the arcanist and manager..brought to an end..the first period of the [porcelain] factory.
1959 Times 10 Oct. 9/3 We also had our wandering arcanists.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1972; most recently modified version published online June 2018).
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