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• goldsmith
  goldsmith

  noun

  a person who makes or sells articles of gold.
• Goldsmith
  Goldsmith

  noun

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

goldsmith

¹ American  

[gohld-smith] / ˈgoʊldˌsmɪθ /

noun

• goldsmiths
  plural

1. a person who makes or sells articles of gold.

2. (formerly) such a person also acting as a banker, moneylender, etc.

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Goldsmith ² American  

[gohld-smith] / ˈgoʊldˌsmɪθ /

noun

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

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goldsmith ¹ British  

/ 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

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Goldsmith ² British  

/ ˈɡəʊldˌsmɪθ /

noun

1. 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)

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• goldsmiths
  plural

Etymology

Origin of goldsmith

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

Example Sentences

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The son of a goldsmith, Yunus was born in 1940 into a well-off family in the port city of Chittagong, now Chattogram.

From Barron's ● Feb. 13, 2026

There, Susan met Giorgos Xenarios, a goldsmith and jewelry maker 27 years her senior who, after many love letters, telegrams, intercontinental trips and one very firm ultimatum, migrated to the U.S. in 1974.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 10, 2025

Reserva de la Familia Extra Añejo tequila is another great tequila option, complete with a beautiful gift box by Mexican sculptor, goldsmith, and leatherer Ana Pellicer.

From Salon ● Dec. 17, 2024

For a splurge on a timeless favorite, invest in Santa Monica jewelry designer and goldsmith Carter Eve’s weightless hoops, which are 1½ inches in diameter and can be worn with or without charms.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 1, 2023

“Your father? He is a goldsmith? The gods smile on you. What else does he teach you?”

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

“We had decided we wanted to embrace RAS, we needed to get some technology to give us a differentiated approach,” Goldsmith said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026

Justice minister Paul Goldsmith said the legislation would give certainty to businesses around their climate obligations.

From Barron's ● Aug. 19, 2026

“Daraxonrasib significantly elevates the survival bar in the treatment of one of the deadliest human cancers, while better preserving quality of life compared with chemotherapy,” Mark A. Goldsmith, M.D.,

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 1, 2026

For her book club on “Flawless” by Elsie Silver, Goldsmith planned a cowboy picnic in Franklin Canyon, complete with her mother’s vintage Chevy pickup truck for photo ops.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

In seventh class he hands out a small book, a poem that goes on for pages and pages, The Deserted Village, by Oliver Goldsmith.

From "Angela's Ashes: A Memoir" by Frank McCourt

When Captain John Smith and the British colonists first came to the Jamestown colony in Virginia in the early 17th century, he recorded two goldsmiths, a jeweler and two refiners on the ship, Gordon says.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

These include the "Mays" – massive scenes from the life of Christ which were an annual gift to the cathedral in the 17th Century from the goldsmiths of Paris.

From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2024

Many others were artisans, including goldsmiths and jewelers, unused to the hard physical labor that building a colony on a new continent required.

From Textbooks ● Dec. 14, 2022

They brought in German painters and Flemish weavers, along with armorers, goldsmiths and printers.

From New York Times ● Oct. 21, 2022

"We have goldsmiths in Lannisport who do better work," he opined.

From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin