arcanist

[ ahr-key-nist ]

noun

1. a person professing special secret knowledge concerning ceramics, especially concerning the making of porcelain.

Word History and Origins

Origin of arcanist¹

First recorded in 1900–05; arcan(um) + -ist

Example Sentences

And while I know her role is largely administrative, I hope there’s a future in which she could dust off her arcanist tome and join us for a dungeon crawl or two.

From The Verge

From where I hid, I saw the arcanist’s face change from anxious, to pained, to angry all in a second.

From Literature

“Leave this place clean of your foul presence,” the arcanist muttered to himself as he watched them go.

From Literature

Things no good arcanist was ever supposed to consider.

From Literature

“Secrets, Re’lar Kvothe. That is what being an arcanist is all about. Now that you are a Re’lar you are entitled to certain things that were withheld before. The advanced sympathetic bindings, the nature of names. Some smattering of dubious runes, if Kilvin thinks you’re ready.”

From Literature