homo faber

noun

ho·​mo fa·​ber

¦hō(ˌ)mōˈfäbə(r),

-ˌbe(ə)r;

-fābə-

1

: the human being as the maker or creator

2

in Bergsonism : the human being as engaged in transforming both the self morally and material things

—contrasted with homo sapiens

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, literally, skillful man

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