goldsmith

¹

[ gohld-smith ]

noun

1. a person who makes or sells articles of gold.
2. (formerly) such a person also acting as a banker, moneylender, etc.

Goldsmith

²

[ gohld-smith ]

noun

1. Oliver, 1730?–74, Irish poet, playwright, essayist, and novelist.

goldsmith

¹

/ ˈɡəʊldˌsmɪθ /

noun

1. 1. a dealer in articles made of gold
   2. an artisan who makes such articles
2. (formerly) a dealer or manufacturer of gold articles who also engaged in banking or other financial business
3. (in Malaysia) a Chinese jeweller

Goldsmith

²

/ ˈɡəʊldˌsmɪθ /

noun

1. GoldsmithOliver?17301774MIrishWRITING: poetTHEATRE: dramatistWRITING: novelist Oliver. ?1730–74, Irish poet, dramatist, and novelist. His works include the novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), the poem The Deserted Village (1770), and the comedy She Stoops to Conquer (1773)

Word History and Origins

Origin of goldsmith¹

before 1000; Middle English, Old English. See gold, smith

Example Sentences

An awareness that such texts may represent only an elite perspective — and thus not reveal the entire smellscape of the time or how it was perceived by everyday folks — is crucial when compiling the scents of ancient history, Goldsmith says.

From Science News

That’s what Goldsmith did to come up with what she thinks is a smellscape typical of ancient Egyptian cities.

From Science News

Although Goldsmith has identified so many viruses over the years that she can’t even guess the number, the viruses she’s examined are limited to those already known to cause disease—and those that primarily infect people.

From Nautilus

The project, a collaboration among the Republic, USA Today and the Center for Public Integrity, won the Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting, among other awards.

From ProPublica

Most of the deal was overseen by her predecessor, Goldsmith.

From Voice of San Diego

Goldsmith replied, “Does that mean we have to sit back and do nothing?”

From The Daily Beast

Jemima Khan, nee Goldsmith, is the daughter of one of Britain's richest men, Sir Jimmy Goldsmith, who died in 1997.

From The Daily Beast

I guess it begins with Shakespeare, but it includes She Stoops to Conquer by Goldsmith.

From The Daily Beast

Goldsmith sold his recruitment business, Computer Futures, for £275 million in 2005.

From The Daily Beast

The Crazy Keyboards of Yesteryear Sara Goldsmith, Slate An illustrated tour of a land before QWERTY.

From The Daily Beast

But this goldsmith's work, far from impairing the effect of the whole, adds a certain fascination to it.

From Project Gutenberg

One of the company observed that this was improbable, as Dr. Goldsmith had never been in that part of the country.

From Project Gutenberg

We went by jewelers' shops where they were cutting diamonds, and stopped in front of the goldsmith's door.

From Project Gutenberg

It was a union of barbarism and of goldsmith's work, with the imposing and rugged architecture of the elements.

From Project Gutenberg

Goldsmith's poetry belongs to the old school, for he was a follower of Johnson, a strenuous opponent of the new romanticism.

From Project Gutenberg