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English

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Etymology

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

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈblæk.smɪθ/
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Noun

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blacksmith (plural blacksmiths)

  1. A person who forges iron.
    Synonyms: (Scotland, obsolete, slang) burn-the-wind, ironsmith
    Hypernyms: smith, metalsmith, smithy
    Hyponyms: bladesmith, swordsmith
    Coordinate terms: goldsmith, whitesmith, silversmith, platinumsmith, farrier, forge
    • 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:
      The blacksmith may forge what Religion he pleases.
    • 1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., [], →OCLC:
      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.
    • 1980, AA Book of British Villages, Drive Publications Ltd, page 214, about Hambleden:
      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.
  2. (informal) A person who shoes horses.
    Synonym: farrier
  3. A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).

Usage notes

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Historically, blacksmiths in small communities have played a number of other roles, including farrier, wainwright and wheelwright. However, blacksmithing properly refers to the forging of iron, and blacksmiths and farriers themselves make the distinction.

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Translations

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Verb

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blacksmith (third-person singular simple present blacksmiths, present participle blacksmithing, simple past and past participle blacksmithed)

  1. (intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.