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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

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Etymology

Origin of goldsmith

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

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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

Zau the goldsmith was known at the palace itself.

From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw

New Zealand's Defence Minister Paul Goldsmith said the circumstances around the resignation would come as a "great disappointment" to many in the armed forces.

From Barron's ● Oct. 23, 2026

Closures were put in place in Upper Parliament Street, Goldsmith Street, Market Street and the surrounding area, with a joint police and fire investigation under way.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

To close the deal, Goldsmith had to pull off a boardroom maneuver.

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

Reyna recognized this place: the Goldsmith Winery on the north shore of Long Island.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

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

Silvia Furmanovich, 64, a Brazilian jeweler and scion of goldsmiths, is extending her reach into home furnishings.

From New York Times ● Oct. 28, 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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