Synonyms for blacksmith


Grammar : Noun
Spell : blak-smith
Phonetic Transcription : ˈblækˌsmɪθ


Définition of blacksmith

Origin :
  • late 15c. (mid-13c. as a surname), from black + smith (n.). Listed in royal ordinance (along with bladesmiths, spurriers and goldbeaters). Those who work in heated, heavy metals as opposed to those who beat gold, tin, or pewter (whitesmith).
  • noun ironsmith
Example sentences :
  • As for work, the blacksmith reveled in it, and made it practically his only vice.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • But what is to become of the blacksmith, the carpenter, and all the rest?
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • He can tinker up almost anything, and that eliminates the blacksmith.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • The blacksmith talked, and Yates listened, putting now and then a mark on his cuff.
  • Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
  • The kind of clothing worn by a man whose tailor is a blacksmith.
  • Extract from : « The Devil's Dictionary » by Ambrose Bierce
  • I ain't got none, but th' blacksmith'll fit you out all right.
  • Extract from : « The Forest » by Stewart Edward White
  • There is not a blacksmith but is at his forge from morn to night at work upon pike-heads.
  • Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • Northward he would have to pass the mill and blacksmith's shop at the cross-roads.
  • Extract from : « Beauty and The Beast, and Tales From Home » by Bayard Taylor
  • She borrowed it from the blacksmith; and he springs from a nice family too!
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • Whenever a problem arose she thought immediately of the blacksmith and was consoled.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola

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