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goldsmith

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16
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18
Letters
9
Pronunciation
/ˈɡoʊldˌsmɪθ/

Definition of goldsmith

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.
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noun

  1. A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.
  2. (obsolete)A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).

name

  1. A surname originating as an occupation.
    “In fact, the most hipsterlike thing about Goldsmith is that his beard predates beards becoming de rigueur. Yet his seasoned maturity almost cost him the gig.”

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Etymology

From Middle English goldsmith, from Old English goldsmiþ (“goldsmith”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþasmiþaz (“goldsmith”), equivalent to gold + smith. Cognate with Scots goldsmyth, gouldsmeth (“goldsmith”), Saterland Frisian Gouldsmid (“goldsmith”), West Frisian…

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From Middle English goldsmith, from Old English goldsmiþ (“goldsmith”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþasmiþaz (“goldsmith”), equivalent to gold + smith. Cognate with Scots goldsmyth, gouldsmeth (“goldsmith”), Saterland Frisian Gouldsmid (“goldsmith”), West Frisian goudsmid (“goldsmith”), Dutch goudsmid (“goldsmith”), German Goldschmied (“goldsmith”), Danish guldsmed (“goldsmith”), Swedish guldsmed (“goldsmith”), Icelandic gullsmiður (“goldsmith”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English orbatour, orbatur (“goldsmith”) and orfever, orfevre (“goldsmith”), both borrowed from Old French.

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