an artisan (Karttunen); a person who works in the mechanical arts (Molina); also, a feather worker
Amantecatl, hacic, ixe, iollo. = The featherworker [is] accomplished, ingenious. (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
Literally, inhabitant of Amantlan, this came to mean featherworker, skilled craftsman in general. Like other ethnically derived trade designations, it dropped the ethnic connotation over time. Another example is toltecatl. (central Mexico, sixteenth century)
amantecatl = plumajero (ca. 1582, México)