smith

[ smith ]

/ smɪθ /

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noun

a worker in metal.

a blacksmith.

verb (used with object)

to forge on an anvil; form by heating and pounding: to smith armor.

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Origin of smith

before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Schmied,Old Norse smithr,Gothic -smitha; (v.) Middle English smithen,Old English smithian; cognate with Old Norse smitha,Gothic gasmithōn

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Definition for smith (2 of 2)

Smith

[ smith ]

/ smɪθ /

noun

Adam, 1723–90, Scottish economist.

Alfred E(manuel), 1873–1944, U.S. political leader.

Bessie, 1894?–1937, U.S. singer.

Charles Henry "Bill Arp", 1826–1903, U.S. humorist.

David, 1906–65, U.S. sculptor.

Edmond Kir·by

[kur-bee], /ˈkɜr bi/, 1824–93, Confederate general in the Civil War.

Francis Hopkinson, 1838–1915, U.S. novelist, painter, and engineer.

George, 1840–76, English archaeologist and Assyriologist.

Hamilton Othanel, born 1931, U.S. microbiologist, codiscoverer of restriction enzymes: Nobel prize 1978.

Hannah Whit·all

[hwit-awl, wit‐], /ˈʰwɪt ɔl, ˈwɪt‐/, 1832–1911, U.S. writer and evangelist.

Ian Douglas, 1919–2007, Rhodesian political leader: prime minister 1964–79.

Jed·e·di·ah Strong

[jed-uh-dahy-uh-strawng, strong], /ˌdʒɛd əˈdaɪ ə ˈstrɔŋ, ˈstrɒŋ/, 1799–1831, U.S. trapper and explorer, one of the mountain men in the early American West.

John, 1580–1631, English adventurer and colonist in Virginia.

Joseph, 1805–44, U.S. religious leader: founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Julia Ev·e·li·na

[ev-uh-lahy-nuh], /ˌɛv əˈlaɪ nə/, 1792–1886, U.S. suffragist.

Kathryn Elizabeth "Kate", 1909–86, U.S. singer.

Lo·gan Pear·sall

[loh-guhn -peer-sawl], /ˈloʊ gən ˈpɪər sɔl/, 1865–1946, U.S. essayist in England.

Margaret Chase, 1897–1995, U.S. politician.

Michael, 1932–2000, Canadian biochemist, born in England: Nobelprize 1993.

Oliver, 1918–1994, U.S. set designer and theatrical producer.

Red Walter Wellesley Smith, 1905–82, U.S. sports journalist.

Sydney, 1771–1845, English clergyman, writer, and wit.

Tony, 1912–80, U.S. sculptor.

William, 1769–1839, English geologist.

a male given name.

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“In the end, people don’t want to hear about dogs and babies and feeling your way into a phrase, or eating your heart out — people want to hear about you as you appear in these songs,” Smith writes as Billie reflecting on Billie.
Tragedy was part of Billie Holiday’s life. It doesn’t have to define it.|Bethonie Butler|February 26, 2021|Washington Post
Gregory Monahan, who will return to his post as assistant chief when Smith takes the chief’s position on Sunday.
Pamela Smith named chief of U.S. Park Police|Tom Jackman|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
“This bill accomplishes all three of those things,” Smith said.
Push for police reform creates rift in Maryland’s Democratic caucus|Ovetta Wiggins|February 25, 2021|Washington Post
In Mook’s absence, Smith will be the House Majority PAC’s main money guy, shoring up donors ahead of a campaign season in which more than a dozen Democratic incumbents are vulnerable.
Pelosi’s top money guy to head up fundraising for House Democrats’ main super PAC|Colby Itkowitz|February 25, 2021|Washington Post

Past studies have explored how well bacteria might survive on Mars, but we know less about fungi, Smith says.
Some of Earth’s tiniest living things could survive on Mars|Ellie Shechet|February 24, 2021|Popular Science
“Barbarism,” said retired NYPD Officer Jim Smith on Thursday.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Please, please do not permit this to happen here in Florida,” wrote Cris K. Smith of East Polk County.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Smith attended both funerals as a cop and as the husband of Police Officer Moira Smith, who died on 9/11.
The Muslim Cop Killed by Terrorists|Michael Daly|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“Angry Birds is a small fun game plus a lot of pointless garbage,” Smith tells me.
Lost For Thousands of Strokes: 'Desert Golfing' Is 'Angry Birds' as Modern Art|Alec Kubas-Meyer|January 2, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Neither Smith nor Marx can carry us far into the guts of globalized financial capitalism.
American Democracy Under Threat for 250 Years|Jedediah Purdy|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Miss Smith immediately rises from the table, puts up her dear little mouth to her papa to be kissed.
Physiology of The Opera|John H. Swaby (AKA "Scrici")
Smith's method usually gives good results, as does also the more simple method of Hiss (p. 263).
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
It wasn't far, so we kept on, and presently it developed that we had accidentally come upon old Piegan Smith.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
If old Piegan Smith hadn't been sampling the contents of that keg so industriously he would never have made a break.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
It appears in nearly every book on economic theory from Adam Smith and Ricardo till to-day.
The Unsolved Riddle of Social Justice|Stephen Leacock

British Dictionary definitions for smith (1 of 2)

smith

/ (smɪθ) /

noun

a person who works in metal, esp one who shapes metal by hammering
(in combination)a silversmith

See blacksmith

Word Origin for smith

Old English; related to Old Norse smithr, Old High German smid, Middle Low German smīde jewellery, Greek smilē carving knife

British Dictionary definitions for smith (2 of 2)

Smith

/ (smɪθ) /

noun

Adam. 1723–90, Scottish economist and philosopher, whose influential book The Wealth of Nations (1776) advocated free trade and private enterprise and opposed state interference

Alexander McCall. born 1948, Scottish writer and academic, born in Zimbabwe. His novels include The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency (1998), The Sunday Philosophy Club (2004) and 44 Scotland Street (2005)

Bessie, known as Empress of the Blues. 1894–1937, US blues singer and songwriter

Delia. born 1941, British cookery writer and broadcaster: her publications include The Complete Cookery Course (1982)

F.E. See (1st Earl of) Birkenhead

Harvey. born 1938, British showjumper

Ian (Douglas). 1919–2007, Zimbabwean statesman; prime minister of Rhodesia (1964–79). He declared independence from Britain unilaterally (1965)

John. ?1580–1631, English explorer and writer, who helped found the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia. He was reputedly saved by the Indian chief's daughter Pocahontas from execution by her tribe. Among his works is a Description of New England (1616)

John. 1938–94, British Labour politician; leader of the Labour Party 1992–94

Joseph. 1805–44, US religious leader; founder of the Mormon Church

Dame Maggie. born 1934, British actress. She has appeared in the films The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969), California Suite (1978), The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1988), The Secret Garden (1993), Gosford Park (2001), the Harry Potter series (2001–11), and in the TV series Downton Abbey (from 2010)

Stevie, real name Florence Margaret Smith. 1902–71, British poet. Her works include Novel on Yellow Paper (1936), and the poems `A Good Time was had by All' (1937) and `Not Waving but Drowning' (1957)

Sydney. 1771–1845, British clergyman and writer, noted for The Letters of Peter Plymley (1807–08), in which he advocated Catholic emancipation

Will (ard Christopher). born 1968, US film actor and rap singer; star of the television series The Fresh Prince of Bel Air (1990–96) and the films Men In Black (1997), Ali (2001), and I Robot (2004)

Wilbur. born 1933, British novelist, born in Zambia. His novels include Where the Lion Feeds (1964), Monsoon (1999) and The Quest (2007)

William. 1769–1839, English geologist, who founded the science of stratigraphy by proving that rock strata could be dated by the fossils they contained

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Medical definitions for smith

Smith

[ smĭth ]

Hamilton Othanel Born 1931

American microbiologist. He shared a 1978 Nobel Prize for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to molecular genetics.

Scientific definitions for smith (1 of 2)

Smith

[ smĭth ]

Hamilton Othanel Born 1931

American microbiologist who isolated bacterial enzymes that could split genetic DNA into fragments large enough to retain genetic information but small enough to permit chemical analysis. The existence of these compounds (called restriction enzymes) was earlier predicted by Werner Arber, and their discovery revolutionized genetic engineering. For this work Smith shared the 1978 Nobel Prize for physiology or medicine with Arber and Daniel Nathans.

Scientific definitions for smith (2 of 2)

Smith,

Michael 1932-2000

British-born Canadian biochemist who developed a method for making a specific genetic mutation at any spot on a DNA molecule. He shared with American biochemist Kary B. Mullis the 1993 Nobel Prize for chemistry.

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