goldsmith
A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelryA person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.
» My wedding ring was crafted by a skilled goldsmith.
Meaning
2 sensesA person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.
Goldschmied, Goldschmiedin, Gold- und Silberschmied
золоты́х дел ма́стерzolotýx del máster, ювели́рjuvelír
золота́рzolotár
an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
(obsolete)A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).
Examples
8 sentencesMy wedding ring was crafted by a skilled goldsmith.
Tom is a goldsmith.
ruТом - ювелир. — marafon
deTom ist Goldschmied. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ziri is a goldsmith.
Ziri became a goldsmith.
The goldsmith was shrewd and cunning, and knew full well what kind of bird it was.
deDer Goldschmied war raffiniert und gerissen, und wusste sehr wohl, um was für einen Vogel es sich handelte. — Yorwba
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English goldsmith, from Old English goldsmiþ (“goldsmith”), from Proto-GermaniFrom 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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Forms
plural: goldsmiths| Singular | goldsmith |
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Synonyms
3 synonyms- an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold:goldworkergold-worker
- Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774):Oliver Goldsmith