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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silversmithing

noun

Etymology

Origin of silversmith

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

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The objects, which sold for a total of £59,761, vary from a Victorian travelling shaving brush by pioneering silversmith Frances Douglas to an Imperial Russian tankard and an Edwardian jewellery box.

From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026

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

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

From Slate ● Jun. 30, 2023

And he wouldn’t take just any boy whose father or mother wanted him to be a silversmith.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

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