Smith

Pronunciation

• IPA: /smɪθ/
• Rhymes: -ɪθ

From Middle English smith, from Old English smiþ ("handicraftsman, smith, blacksmith, armorer, carpenter, worker in metals or in wood"), from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz ("arranger, smith"), from Proto-Indo-European *smēy-, *smī- ("to cut, hew"). Cognate with Dutch smid, German Schmied, Swedish/Norwegian smed.

Full definition of smith

Noun

1. A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.
2. (archaic) An artist.

Synonyms

• metalsmith

Hyponyms

• ironsmith, blacksmith
• platinumsmith
• silversmith
• tinsmith, whitesmith
• goldsmith
• weaponsmith, swordsmith

From Middle English smithen ("To work metal, forge, beat into, torment, refine (of God - to refine his chosen); create, to work as a blacksmith"), from Old English smiþian ("to forge, fabricate"). Compare Dutch smeden, German schmieden, from Proto-Germanic *smiþōną.

Verb

1. To forge, to form, usually on an anvil; by heating and pounding.

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