blacksmith

noun

black·​smith ˈblak-ˌsmith How to pronounce blacksmith (audio)
: a smith who forges iron
blacksmithing noun

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Safed Street, once the camp’s main commercial and industrial artery, lined with dozens of workshops and blacksmiths, is littered with rubble. Taylor Luck, The Christian Science Monitor, 25 Mar. 2025 Each town was equipped with livery stables, blacksmiths, grocers, banks, dry goods, and shops to house shoemakers, broom makers, harness makers and so on. Kay Johnson, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025 As a blacksmith himself, Henry strenuously goes through the entire process, including heating metal, shaping it into form, and then quenching it off in a barrel of cool water. George Yang, Rolling Stone, 3 Feb. 2025 Patagonia Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard started out as a blacksmith making his own climbing gear to fund his personal expeditions. Nick Davidson, Outside Online, 1 Oct. 2014 See All Example Sentences for blacksmith

Word History

Etymology

Middle English blaksmyth, from blak black entry 1 + smyth smith; from a distinction between black metal (iron) and white metal (tin)

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of blacksmith was in the 13th century

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“Blacksmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blacksmith. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

blacksmith

noun
black·​smith ˈblak-ˌsmith How to pronounce blacksmith (audio)
: a worker who shapes iron (as into horseshoes) by heating it and then hammering it on an iron block
blacksmithing noun

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