goldsmith
noun
a person who makes or sells articles of gold.
goldsmith
1 American
[gohld-smith]
/ ˈgoʊldˌsmɪθ /
noun
goldsmiths
plural
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a person who makes or sells articles of gold.
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(formerly) such a person also acting as a banker, moneylender, etc.
Goldsmith
2
American
[gohld-smith]
/ ˈgoʊldˌsmɪθ /
noun
goldsmith
1
British
/ ˈɡəʊldˌsmɪθ /
noun
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a dealer in articles made of gold
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an artisan who makes such articles
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(formerly) a dealer or manufacturer of gold articles who also engaged in banking or other financial business
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(in Malaysia) a Chinese jeweller
Goldsmith
2
British
/ ˈɡəʊldˌsmɪθ /
noun
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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
The Neptune Beach, Fla., native has described herself as a goldsmith specializing in hand engraving who got started working part time with her jeweler dad in her hometown during the pandemic lockdown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 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
Papa’s a goldsmith, and his work has suffered from his worsening eyesight and shaking hands.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
“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
Goldsmith even hired a security guard to secure the public picnic bench beginning at 7 a.m.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026
“We have enormous momentum now toward our goal of changing the treatment landscape for patients” with RAS mutations, said RevMed Chief Executive Mark Goldsmith in an interview.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 21, 2026
“These results represent a potentially transformative advance for patients and underscore daraxonrasib’s potential to redefine the treatment landscape,” CEO Mark A. Goldsmith said in a statement.
From Barron's ● Apr. 13, 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
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
She now designs pieces that are produced by about 30 freelance goldsmiths using gold recovered from electronics as well as dental waste, like gold fillings.
From New York Times ● Aug. 29, 2022
Cathedral restorers hope to collaborate with the Louvre for the restoration of “the Mays,” 76 large paintings of the Acts of the Apostles donated between 1630 and 1707 by Parisian goldsmiths.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 8, 2021
Ranofer was sure it had nothing to do with a meeting place, or stealing gold from goldsmiths, or anything Heqet had imagined.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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