smith
Language: English
Part of speech: noun
Pronunciation: ipa: /smɪθ/
rhymes: -ɪθ
Forms: form: smiths
Etymology: From Middle English smyth, smith, from Old English smiþ, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *smēy-, *smī- (“to cut, hew”).
Cognate with Dutch smid, German Schmied, German Low German Smitt, Danish smed, Faroese smiður, Icelandic smiður, Norwegian Bokmål smed, Norwegian Nynorsk smed, Swedish smed, Yiddish שמיד (shmid).
Senses: examples: text: The smiths themselves were a grand lot of fellows, full of a robust, and sometimes Rabelaisian sense of humour, and between "heats," they could be most entertaining.
ref: 1945 January and February, A Former Pupil, “Some Memories of Crewe Works—III”, in Railway Magazine, page 13:
glosses: 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.
glosses: One who makes anything; wright.
glosses: An artist.
Synonyms: metalsmith
Derived terms: word: adsmith
word: anchorsmith
word: anvilsmith
word: armorsmith
word: armoursmith
word: arrowsmith
word: beatsmith
word: blacksmith
word: bladesmith
word: boatsmith
word: boilersmith
word: brass-smith
word: brasssmith
word: brightsmith
word: bronzesmith
word: bucklesmith
word: carriagesmith
word: chainsmith
word: clocksmith
word: coachsmith
word: cocksmith
word: codesmith
word: coinsmith
word: coppersmith
word: dicksmith
word: dreamsmith
word: fangsmith
word: filesmith
word: fingersmith
word: forgesmith
word: framesmith
word: gagsmith
word: gemsmith
word: girdlesmith
word: glassmith
word: goldsmith
word: gunsmith
word: hammersmith
word: horsesmith
word: housesmith
word: ironsmith
word: jacksmith
word: jawsmith
word: jewelsmith
word: jobsmith
word: jokesmith
word: keysmith
word: knifesmith
word: locksmith
word: mastersmith
word: metalsmith
word: musicsmith
word: nailsmith
word: pansmith
word: platinumsmith
word: popsmith
word: pulpsmith
word: punsmith
word: redsmith
word: runesmith
word: sawsmith
word: scissorsmith
word: scythesmith
word: shapesmith
word: shearsmith
word: shieldsmith
word: shoeingsmith
word: shoesmith
word: sicklesmith
word: silversmith
word: smithcraft
word: Smithson
word: smithwork
word: smithwright
word: songsmith
word: spearsmith
word: spellsmith
word: swordsmith
word: thundersmith
word: tinsmith
word: tiresmith
word: toolsmith
word: tunesmith
word: versesmith
word: wagonsmith
word: weaponsmith
word: websmith
word: wheelsmith
word: whitesmith
word: wiresmith
word: wondersmith
word: wordsmith
word: wrightsmith
word: zincsmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Aldersmith
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word: Anglesmith
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word: Arrowsmith
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word: Athersmith
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word: Becksmith
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word: Blacksmith
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word: Bosmith
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word: Broadsmith
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word: Brooksmith
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word: Brownsmith
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word: Carleysmith
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word: Causbysmith
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word: Coopersmith
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word: Coppersmith
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word: Deansmith
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word: Drakesmith
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word: Fordsmith
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word: Goldsmith
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word: Goodesmith
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word: Gouldsmith
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word: Graysmith
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word: Greensmith
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word: Greysmith
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word: Grossmith
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word: Grovesmith
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word: Hallsmith
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word: Harrowsmith
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word: Hathersmith
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word: Highsmith
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word: Hillsmith
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word: Hudsmith
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word: Kingsmith
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word: Knightsmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Leasmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Leesmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Locksmith
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word: Lowesmith
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word: Martinsmith
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word: Mcsmith
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word: Mooresmith
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word: Naismith
sense: derived surnames
word: Nasmith
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word: Naysmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Neasmith
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word: Nesmith
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word: Neysmith
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word: Perrysmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Portsmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Roundsmith
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word: Schersmith
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word: Shawsmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Shearsmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Shoesmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Shoosmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Shouesmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Shouksmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Shucksmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Silversmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Sixsmith
sense: derived surnames
word: Steelsmith
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word: Sucksmith
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word: Whilesmith
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word: Whitesmith
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word: Wildsmith
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word: Wilesmith
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word: Willsmith
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word: Woodsmith
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word: Youngsmith
Related terms: smiddy
smithery
smithy