Goldsmith,
Oliver 1730?-74; Brit. poet, playwright, & novelist, born in Ireland
See goldsmith in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(gōldˈsmĭthˌ)
noun
An artisan who fashions objects of gold.
A trader or dealer in gold articles.
(gōldˈsmĭthˌ), Oliver 1730?-1774.
British writer whose literary reputation rests on his novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), the pastoral poem The Deserted Village (1770), and the dramatic comedy She Stoops to Conquer (1773).