silversmith

Meaning

A person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.

Synonyms

goldsmith

silver-worker

silverworker

jeweller

leatherworker

jewelier

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Translations

platero

Silberschmied

argentiere

orfèvre

zilversmid

chaudronnier d’argent

Silberschmiedin

faber argentarius

platera

Goldschmied

fabri argentarii

prateiro

bijoutier

αργυροχόος

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪlvəsmɪθ/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: silver smyth

Inherited from Old English: seolforsmiþ

Cognate with Saterland Frisian: Säälwersmid

Cognate with Western Frisian: sulversmid

Cognate with Dutch: zilversmid

Cognate with German: Silberschmied

Cognate with Danish: sølvsmed

Cognate with Norwegian Bokmål: sølvsmed

Cognate with Norwegian Nynorsk: sølvsmed

Cognate with Swedish: silversmed

Cognate with Icelandic: silfursmiður

In summary

Inherited from Middle English silver smyth, from Old English seolforsmiþ (“silversmith”), from Proto-Germanic *silubrasmiþaz (“silversmith”), equivalent to silver + smith. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Säälwersmid (“silversmith”), West Frisian sulversmid (“silversmith”), Dutch zilversmid (“silversmith”), German Low German Sülversmitt (“silversmith”), German Silberschmied (“silversmith”), Danish sølvsmed (“silversmith”), Norwegian Bokmål sølvsmed (“silversmith”), Norwegian Nynorsk sølvsmed (“silversmith”), sylvsmed (“silversmith”), Swedish silversmed (“silversmith”), Icelandic silfursmiður (“silversmith”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English argentarie (“silversmith”) from Latin (faber) argentārius (“dealer in silver, silversmith”).