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Synonyms for smith

Grammar : Noun
Spell : smith
Phonetic Transcription : smɪθ

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Définition of smith

Origin :
  • Old English smið "blacksmith, armorer, one who works in metal" (jewelers as well as blacksmiths), more broadly, "handicraftsman, practitioner of skilled manual arts" (also including carpenters), from Proto-Germanic *smithaz "skilled worker" (cf. Old Saxon smith, Old Norse smiðr, Danish smed, Old Frisian smith, Old High German smid, German Schmied, Gothic -smiþa, in aiza-smiþa "coppersmith"), from PIE root *smi- "to cut, work with a sharp instrument" (cf. Greek smile "knife, chisel"). Attested as a surname since at least c.975.
  • As in craftsman : noun skilled person
  • As in craftsperson : noun person skilled in art
Example sentences :
  • "You are very kind, Captain Smith," said Robert, gratefully.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Captain Smith he found to be a very different man from Captain Haley.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • From that time, therefore, Captain Rushton was known as Mr. Smith.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • Haley drew near, and heard Captain Rushton addressed as Mr. Smith.
  • Extract from : « Brave and Bold » by Horatio Alger
  • I no longer doubted the statement of Thompson and the speculator Smith.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • Smith says he has got something to do with every one of the stocks.
  • Extract from : « Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. 327 » by Various
  • "Spoils the hoof to put the knife on the sole, Buck," said the smith.
  • Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand
  • All were killed but one man and Smith, and they were made prisoners.
  • Extract from : « A Sketch of the Life of Brig. Gen. Francis Marion » by William Dobein James
  • I expect Mr. Smith here by six o'clock; will you remain with me and see him?
  • Extract from : « Life in London » by Edwin Hodder
  • It is Ana, the daughter of Manuel, who works in the smith's shop.
  • Extract from : « The Penance of Magdalena and Other Tales of the California Missions » by J. Smeaton Chase

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