gold-beater

noun

A person whose trade is to beat gold into gold leaf.

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goldbeater
OriginMiddle English goldbeter →
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Meanings

noungold-beater (plural gold-beaters)

plural gold-beaters

  1. A person whose trade is to beat gold into gold leaf.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounan artisan who beats gold into gold leaf

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goldbeater
Broader
artisanartificer
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goldbeater

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishgoldbeter
  2. Englishgold-beater

From Middle English goldbeter; equivalent to gold + beater.

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APA

gold-beater. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-beater

MLA

“gold-beater.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-beater. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gold-beater,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gold-beater.

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