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Meaning of GOLDSMITH

Pronunciation:  'gowld`smith, 'gowld`smith

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
  1. [n]  an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
  2. [n]  Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774)
 
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 Synonyms: goldworker, Oliver Goldsmith
 
 See Also: author, Faberge, jeweler, jeweller, jewelry maker, Peter Carl Faberge, writer

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Gold"smith`\, n. [AS. goldsmi?. See {Gold}., and
{Smith}.]
1. An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments, etc.,
   of gold.
2. A banker. [Obs.]
Note: The goldsmiths of London formerly received money on
      deposit because they were prepared to keep it safely.
{Goldsmith beetle} (Zo["o]l.), a large, bright yellow,
   American beetle ({Cotalpa lanigera}), of the family
   {Scarab[ae]id[ae]}
 
Easton Bible Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

(Neh. 3:8,32; Isa. 40:19; 41:7; 46:6). The word so rendered means properly a founder or finer.

 

 

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