blacksmith

black·smith
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/ˈblæk.smɪθ/

noun

A person who forges iron.

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ironsmithburn-the-windfarrier
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Meanings

blacksmith1

nounblacksmith (plural blacksmiths)

plural blacksmiths

  1. A person who forges iron.

    The blacksmith may forge what Religion he pleases.

    1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC
    2 more examples

    Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.

    1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC

    Close to the hump-backed bridge on the lane leading into the Hambleden Valley is a mid-19th-century smithy, its inside walls hung with tools of the blacksmith's trade, though decorative wrought-ironwork is now the main product from its glowing forge.

    1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214, about Hambleden

    Synonyms: ironsmith, burn-the-wind

  2. informalA person who shoes horses.

    Synonyms: farrier

  3. A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
verbblacksmith (third-person singular simple present blacksmiths, present participle blacksmithing, simple past and past participle blacksmithed)

present singular third person blacksmiths · participle present blacksmithing · participle past blacksmithed · past blacksmithed

  1. intransitiveTo work as a blacksmith.

Blacksmith2

proper nounBlacksmith (plural Blacksmiths)

plural Blacksmiths

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA person who forges iron.

Similar
ironsmithburn-the-wind

nounA person who shoes horses.

Similar
farrier
Also see
farrierironsmith

Origin

blacksmith · noun, verb

From black (color of forged iron) + smith (related to smite).

Full word history & related roots →

Blacksmith · proper noun

From blacksmith.

Full word history & related roots →

Translations

Ancient Greek σιδηρουργός
  • σιδηρουργός (sidērourgós)iron forger — see also smith
Arabic حَدَّاد, قَيْن
  • حَدَّاد (ḥaddād)iron forger — see also smith
  • قَيْن (qayn)iron forger — see also smith
Basque errementari
  • errementariiron forger — see also smith
Bengali কামার
  • কামার (kamar)iron forger — see also smith
Bulgarian кова́ч, налба́нтин
  • кова́ч (kováč)iron forger — see also smith
  • налба́нтин (nalbántin)farrier (''colloquial'')
Catalan ferrer
  • ferreriron forger — see also smith
Chinese Mandarin 鐵匠 /铁匠
  • 鐵匠 /铁匠 (tiějiàng)iron forger — see also smith
Czech kovář, podkovář
  • kovářiron forger — see also smith
  • podkovářfarrier (''colloquial'')
Danish smed
  • smediron forger — see also smith
Dutch smid, hoefsmid
  • smidiron forger — see also smith
  • hoefsmidfarrier (''colloquial'')
Esperanto forĝisto
  • forĝistoiron forger — see also smith
Estonian sepp
  • seppiron forger — see also smith
Finnish seppä, seppä
  • seppäiron forger — see also smith
  • seppäfarrier (''colloquial'')
  • hevosenkengittäjäfarrier (''colloquial'')
French forgeron, forgeronne
  • forgeroniron forger — see also smith
  • forgeronneiron forger — see also smith
  • maréchal-ferrantfarrier (''colloquial'')
  • maréchale-ferrantefarrier (''colloquial'')
German Eisenschmied, Eisenschmiedin
  • Eisenschmiediron forger — see also smith
  • Eisenschmiediniron forger — see also smith
  • Grobschmiediron forger — see also smith
  • Grobschmiediniron forger — see also smith
  • Hufschmiedfarrier (''colloquial'')
  • Hufschmiedinfarrier (''colloquial'')
  • Hufnerfarrier (''colloquial'')
  • Hufnerinfarrier (''colloquial'')
  • Hufbeschlagschmiedfarrier (''colloquial'')
  • Hufbeschlagschmiedinfarrier (''colloquial'')
  • Beschlagschmiedfarrier (''colloquial'')
  • Beschlagschmiedinfarrier (''colloquial'')
Greek σιδεράς, πεταλωτής
  • σιδεράς (siderás)iron forger — see also smith
  • πεταλωτής (petalotís)farrier (''colloquial'')
Hawaiian kuʻihao
  • kuʻihaoiron forger — see also smith
Hebrew נַפָּח, חָרָשׁ בַּרְזֶל
  • נַפָּח (napákh)iron forger — see also smith
  • חָרָשׁ בַּרְזֶל (kharásh barzél)iron forger — see also smith
Hindi लोहार
  • लोहार (lohār)iron forger — see also smith
Hungarian kovács
  • kovácsiron forger — see also smith
Icelandic járnsmiður
  • járnsmiðuriron forger — see also smith
Indonesian pandai besi, tukang besi
  • pandai besiiron forger — see also smith
  • tukang besiiron forger — see also smith
Irish gabha, gabha dubh
  • gabhairon forger — see also smith
  • gabha dubhiron forger — see also smith
Italian fabbro ferraio, maniscalco
  • fabbro ferraioiron forger — see also smith
  • maniscalcofarrier (''colloquial'')
  • maniscalcafarrier (''colloquial'')
Japanese 鍛冶屋, 鍛冶屋
  • 鍛冶屋 (kajiya)iron forger — see also smith
  • 鍛冶屋 (kajiya)farrier (''colloquial'')
  • 蹄鉄工 (teitesukō)farrier (''colloquial'')
Korean 대장장이
  • 대장장이 (daejangjang'i)iron forger — see also smith
Latin ferrārius, faber ferrārius
  • ferrāriusiron forger — see also smith
  • faber ferrāriusiron forger — see also smith
Latvian kalējs, kalvis
  • kalējsiron forger — see also smith
  • kalvisiron forger — see also smith
Lithuanian kalvis
  • kalvisiron forger — see also smith
Malay tukang besi, pandai besi
  • tukang besiiron forger — see also smith
  • pandai besiiron forger — see also smith
Māori parakimete
  • parakimeteiron forger — see also smith
Norwegian Bokmål smed, grovsmed
  • smediron forger — see also smith
  • grovsmediron forger — see also smith
  • hovslagerfarrier (''colloquial'')
Polish kowal, kowal
  • kowaliron forger — see also smith
  • kowalfarrier (''colloquial'')
Portuguese ferreiro, ferreira
  • ferreiroiron forger — see also smith
  • ferreirairon forger — see also smith
  • serralheiroiron forger — see also smith
  • ferradorfarrier (''colloquial'')
  • ferradorafarrier (''colloquial'')
Punjabi ਲੁਹਾਰ, ਲੁਹਾਰੀ
  • ਲੁਹਾਰ (luhār)iron forger — see also smith
  • ਲੁਹਾਰੀ (luhārī)iron forger — see also smith
Romanian fierar, faur
  • fierariron forger — see also smith
  • fauriron forger — see also smith
  • făurariron forger — see also smith
  • potcovarfarrier (''colloquial'')
Russian кузне́ц, кова́ль
  • кузне́ц (kuznéc)iron forger — see also smith
  • кова́ль (koválʹ)iron forger — see also smith
  • кузне́ц (kuznéc)farrier (''colloquial'')
Scottish Gaelic gobha
  • gobhairon forger — see also smith
Slovak kováč, kováčka
  • kováčiron forger — see also smith
  • kováčkairon forger — see also smith
Spanish herrero, herrera
  • herreroiron forger — see also smith
  • herrerairon forger — see also smith
  • ferrero (disused)iron forger — see also smith
  • herradorfarrier (''colloquial'')
  • herradorafarrier (''colloquial'')
  • ferrador (disused)farrier (''colloquial'')
Swahili mhunzi, mfua chuma
  • mhunziiron forger — see also smith
  • mfua chumairon forger — see also smith
Swedish smed, hovslagare
  • smediron forger — see also smith
  • hovslagarefarrier (''colloquial'')
  • hovslagerskafarrier (''colloquial'')
Tamil கொல்லன், கருமான்
  • கொல்லன் (kollaṉ)iron forger — see also smith
  • கருமான் (karumāṉ)iron forger — see also smith
  • கன்னான் (kaṉṉāṉ)iron forger — see also smith
  • கருங்கொல்லன் (karuṅkollaṉ)iron forger — see also smith
Thai ช่างตีเหล็ก
  • ช่างตีเหล็ก (châang-dtii-lèk)iron forger — see also smith
Turkish demirci
  • demirciiron forger — see also smith
Ukrainian кова́ль
  • кова́ль (koválʹ)iron forger — see also smith
Urdu لوہار
  • لوہار (lohār)iron forger — see also smith
Vietnamese thợ rèn
  • thợ rèniron forger — see also smith
Welsh gof
  • gofiron forger — see also smith
Yiddish שמיד, קאָוועל
  • שמיד (shmid)iron forger — see also smith
  • קאָוועל (kovel)iron forger — see also smith
  • קאָוואַל (koval)iron forger — see also smith
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