Etymology

gold-beater

Today it means: A person whose trade is to beat gold into gold leaf. Full definition →

Middle English goldbeter
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  1. Middle English · inherited fromgoldbeter
  2. English todaygold-beater

From Middle English goldbeter; equivalent to gold + beater.

Words from the same roots

Middle Englishgoldbeter all →

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