Meanings
silversmith1
Silversmith2
plural Silversmiths
- A surname originating as an occupation.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsomeone who makes or repairs articles of silver
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
silversmith · noun
- Proto-Germanic*silubrasmiþaz“silversmith”
- Old Englishseolforsmiþ“silversmith”
- Middle Englishsilver smyth
- Englishsilversmith
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”).
More words from Middle English, Old English, Proto-Germanic
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek ἀργυροχόος, ἀργυροκόπος
- ἀργυροχόος (argurokhóos)person who makes articles out of silver
- ἀργυροκόπος (argurokópos)person who makes articles out of silver
Bulgarian бижутер за сребро
- бижутер за сребро (bižuter za srebro)person who makes articles out of silver
Catalan argenter
- argenterperson who makes articles out of silver
Chinese Mandarin 銀匠 /银匠
- 銀匠 /银匠 (yínjiàng)person who makes articles out of silver
Czech stříbrník, stříbrnice
- stříbrníkperson who makes articles out of silver
- stříbrniceperson who makes articles out of silver
- stříbrotepecperson who makes articles out of silver
Danish sølvsmed
- sølvsmedperson who makes articles out of silver
Dutch zilversmid
- zilversmidperson who makes articles out of silver
Finnish hopeaseppä
- hopeaseppäperson who makes articles out of silver
French chaudronnier d'argent, chaudronnière d'argent
- chaudronnier d'argentperson who makes articles out of silver
- chaudronnière d'argentperson who makes articles out of silver
German Silberschmied, Silberschmiedin
- Silberschmiedperson who makes articles out of silver
- Silberschmiedinperson who makes articles out of silver
- Gold- und Silberschmiedperson who makes articles out of silver
- Gold- und Silberschmiedinperson who makes articles out of silver
Greek αργυροχόος
- αργυροχόος (argyrochóos)person who makes articles out of silver
Hungarian ezüstműves, ötvös
- ezüstművesperson who makes articles out of silver
- ötvösperson who makes articles out of silver
Icelandic silfursmiður
- silfursmiðurperson who makes articles out of silver
Italian fabbro d'argento, fabbra d'argento
- fabbro d'argentoperson who makes articles out of silver
- fabbra d'argentoperson who makes articles out of silver
Korean 은 대장장이
- 은 대장장이 (eun daejangjang'i)person who makes articles out of silver
Latin faber argentārius
- faber argentāriusperson who makes articles out of silver
Latvian sudrabkalis, sudrabkale
- sudrabkalisperson who makes articles out of silver
- sudrabkaleperson who makes articles out of silver
Lithuanian sidãbrininkas, sidãbrininkė
- sidãbrininkasperson who makes articles out of silver
- sidãbrininkėperson who makes articles out of silver
Norwegian Bokmål sølvsmed
- sølvsmedperson who makes articles out of silver
Persian سیمگر, نقرهگر
- سیمگر (simgar)person who makes articles out of silver
- نقرهگر (noqre-gar)person who makes articles out of silver
Polish złotnik, złotniczka
- złotnikperson who makes articles out of silver
- złotniczkaperson who makes articles out of silver
Portuguese prateiro, prateira
- prateiroperson who makes articles out of silver
- prateiraperson who makes articles out of silver
Romanian argintar
- argintarperson who makes articles out of silver
Russian сере́бряный кузне́ц
- сере́бряный кузне́ц (serébrjanyj kuznéc)person who makes articles out of silver
Scottish Gaelic ceàrd-airgid
- ceàrd-airgidperson who makes articles out of silver
Spanish platero, platera
- plateroperson who makes articles out of silver
- plateraperson who makes articles out of silver
Swahili mfua fedha
- mfua fedhaperson who makes articles out of silver
Swedish silversmed
- silversmedperson who makes articles out of silver
Tagalog panday-pilak
- panday-pilakperson who makes articles out of silver
Turkish gümüşçü
- gümüşçüperson who makes articles out of silver
Vietnamese thợ bạc
- thợ bạcperson who makes articles out of silver
Yiddish זילבערשמיד
- זילבערשמיד (zilbershmid)person who makes articles out of silver
Cite this entry
silversmith. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silversmith
“silversmith.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/silversmith. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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