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smith (smit̸h)

noun

  1. a person who makes or repairs metal objects, esp. by shaping the metal while it is hot and soft; metalworker: usually in combination [silversmith]
  2. blacksmith

Etymology: ME < OE, akin to Ger schmied (older schmid) < IE base *smēi-, to work with a sharp tool > Gr smilē, knife

Smith definition

Smith (smit̸h)

  1. Smith, Adam 1723-90; Scot. economist
  2. Smith, Alfred E(manuel) 1873-1944; U.S. politician
  3. (smit̸h)
    Smith, Bessie (bes′ē) 1898?-1937; U.S. blues singer
  4. Smith, David (Roland) 1906-65; U.S. sculptor & painter
  5. Smith, Captain John 1580?-1631; Eng. colonist in America
  6. Smith, Joseph 1805-44; U.S. founder of the Mormon Church
  7. Smith, Sydney 1771-1845; Eng. clergyman & essayist
  8. Smith, Wayland
  9. Smith, William 1769-1839; Eng. geologist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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