goldsmith
noun
a person who makes or sells articles of gold.
goldsmith
1 American
[gohld-smith]
/ ˈgoʊldˌsmɪθ /
noun
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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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Origin of goldsmith
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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
“Antique shops are in the area, as well as the shop and studio of Hellmut Cordes, German goldsmith and fashioner of old world custom jewelry,” reads the County Star article.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 27, 2023
At last, on the fourth morning, close to midday, he noticed Heqet standing close beside Rekh’s worktable, ostensibly watching the goldsmith raise a bowl, but actually whispering to him under cover of the hammer taps.
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
“We were going to build the whole thing ourselves,” Goldsmith said, adding that the company worked out an attractive deal and “simply made the decision.”
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 Moore, married to musician Taylor Goldsmith, kindness is “the most important thing” in her life, as is creating a legacy of kindness, she told Cohen.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 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
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
The goldsmiths and silversmiths hammered away, with small hammers, at gold leaf.
From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White
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