blacksmith

[ blak-smith ]

/ ˈblækˌsmɪθ /

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noun

a person who makes horseshoes and shoes horses.

a person who forges objects of iron.

a blackish damselfish, Chromis punctipinnis, inhabiting coastal waters off southern California.

RELATED WORDS

plover, farrier, smithy, anvil, shoer

Nearby words

blackpoll, blackpoll warbler, blackpool, blacksburg, blackshirt, blacksmith, blacksmithing, blacksnake, blackstone, blackstone, sir william, blackstrap molasses

Origin of blacksmith

1250–1300; Middle English; see black (in reference to iron or black metal), smith; cf. whitesmith

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Despite this all-important class difference, Beatriz married the blacksmith.
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One day the hare said that he would like to have a spear, so the boy went with him to a blacksmith and got a spear made.
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British Dictionary definitions for blacksmith

blacksmith

/ (ˈblækˌsmɪθ) /

noun

an artisan who works iron with a furnace, anvil, hammer, etc

Word Origin for blacksmith

C14: see black, smith

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Word Origin and History for blacksmith

blacksmith

late 15c. (mid-13c. as a surname), from black + smith (n.). Listed in royal ordinance (along with bladesmiths, spurriers and goldbeaters). Those who work in heated, heavy metals as opposed to those who beat gold, tin, or pewter (whitesmith).