smith

Meaning

Noun

1. A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable, especially a blacksmith.
2. (broadly) One who makes anything; wright.
3. (archaic) An artist.

Verb

To forge, to form, usually on an anvil; by heating and pounding.

Synonyms

blacksmith

forger

farrier

artisan

metalworker

metallurgist

hammerer

mechanic

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wright

elater

hammersmith

ironworker

elaterid beetle

deathwatch

artist

🧑‍🎨

pitman

skipjack

smithy

snapping beetle

worker

bench work

deathwatch beetle

ironsmith

click beetle

elaterid

fitter

forge

Translations

forgeron

Schmied

herrero

smid

fabbro

ferrer

ferreiro

ijzersmid

demirci

fabre

σιδεράς

σιδηρουργός

faure

forjador

Pronounced as (IPA)

/smɪθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: smyth

Inherited from Old English: smiþ

Cognate with Dutch: smid

Cognate with German: Schmied

Cognate with Danish: smed

Cognate with Faroese: smiður

Cognate with Icelandic: smiður

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: smed

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: smed

Cognate with Swedish: smed

Cognate with Yiddish: שמיד

Inherited from Middle English: smythen

Inherited from Old English: smiþian

Cognate with Dutch: smeden

Cognate with German: schmieden

In summary

From Middle English smyth, smith, from Old English smiþ, from Proto-West Germanic *smiþ, from Proto-Germanic *smiþaz, from Proto-Indo-European *smēy-, *smī- (“to cut, hew”).
Cognate with Dutch smid, German Schmied, German Low German Smitt, Danish smed, Faroese smiður, Icelandic smiður, Norwegian Bokmål smed, Norwegian Nynorsk smed, Swedish smed, Yiddish שמיד (shmid).