silversmith

American

[sil-ver-smith] / ˈsɪl vərˌsmɪθ /

noun

a person whose occupation is making and repairing articles of silver.

silversmith British

/ ˈsɪlvəˌsmɪθ /

noun

a craftsman who makes or repairs articles of silver

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Derived Forms

silversmithing

noun

Etymology

Origin of silversmith

before 1000; Middle English; Old English seolforsmith. See silver, smith

Example Sentences

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This 1768 painting of the silversmith and American revolutionary is both a tribute to the dignity of craftsmen and a work of canny political symbolism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He settled in Seattle’s small Jewish community, based near today’s Yesler Terrace, and began working in the jewelry business, having apprenticed as a silversmith and watchmaker back in Germany.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 2, 2024

George Garthorne, a London silversmith, made the earliest-known silver chocolate pot, or chocolatière, in England in 1685.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2023

I am retired and have found a new hobby that I love—becoming a silversmith.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2023

Surely no silversmith would have carried out his craft in what are probably Revere’s best business clothes.

From "History of Art, Volume 1" by H.W. Janson

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