English Explanatory Dictionary

homo faber

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The human being viewed as a tool maker and user, or having evolutionarily reached the stage of tool use.
noun
  1. Alternative letter-case form of homo faber.

Word forms

homo faber

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin homō faber (“man the maker”, literally “ingenious man”).

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