blacksmith
Syllables: black·smith/ˈblæk.smɪθ/
blacksmith noun: a person who forges iron.
Noun
blacksmith (plural blacksmiths)
- A person who forges iron.
- The blacksmith may forge what Religion he pleases.1640, I. H. [i.e., James Howell], ΔΕΝΔΡΟΛΟΓΊΑ [DENDROLOGIA]. Dodona’s Grove, or, The Vocall Forrest, London: […] T[homas] B[adger] for H. Mosley [i.e., Humphrey Moseley] […], →OCLC
- Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.[…]. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.1879, R[ichard] J[efferies], chapter II, in The Amateur Poacher, London: Smith, Elder, & Co., […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- ironsmith, burn-the-wind
- A person who shoes horses.
- Synonyms:
- farrier
- A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).
Verb
blacksmith (third-person singular simple present blacksmiths, present participle blacksmithing, simple past and past participle blacksmithed)
- To work as a blacksmith.
Proper noun capitalized: Blacksmith
Blacksmith (plural Blacksmiths)
- A surname originating as an occupation.
blacksmith meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu
blacksmith in Hindi
- iron forger — see also smith
- लोहार lohār
blacksmith in Tamil
- iron forger — see also smith
- கொல்லன் kollaṉ, கருமான் karumāṉ, கன்னான் kaṉṉāṉ, கருங்கொல்லன் karuṅkollaṉ
blacksmith in Marathi
- iron forger — see also smith
- लोहार lohār
blacksmith in Urdu
- iron forger — see also smith
- لوہار lohār
More languagesFewer languages
- blacksmith in Bengali
- কামার kamar
- blacksmith in Telugu
- కమ్మరి kammari
- blacksmith in Malayalam
- കൊല്ലന് kollaṉ
- blacksmith in Kannada
- ಕಮ್ಮಾರ, ಕೊಲ್ಲ, ಕೊನಿಮಿ, ಲಾಳಗಾರ
- blacksmith in Punjabi
- ਲੁਹਾਰ luhār, ਲੁਹਾਰੀ luhārī
- blacksmith in Gujarati
- લુહાર luhār
- blacksmith in Odia
- କମାର kamāra
- blacksmith in Sanskrit
- कर्मार karmāra
- blacksmith in Sinhala
- කඹුරා kaᵐburā
- blacksmith in Nepali
- लौहकार lauhakār
- blacksmith in Arabic
- حَدَّاد ḥaddād, قَيْن qayn
- blacksmith in Malay
- tukang besi, pandai besi
- blacksmith in Indonesian
- pandai besi, tukang besi
- blacksmith in Thai
- ช่างตีเหล็ก châang-dtii-lèk
- blacksmith in Vietnamese
- thợ rèn
- blacksmith in Myanmar
- ပန်းပဲသမား pan:pai:sa.ma:
Examples of blacksmith in a sentence
- The blacksmith made an expertly forged horseshoe by beating the red hot metal with his hammer.
- The local blacksmith made all the metalwork for this reconstructed old house.
- He burned the toast. The blacksmith burned the steel.
Synonyms of blacksmith
Forms of blacksmith
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | blacksmiths |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | blacksmiths |
| present participle | blacksmithing |
| past participle | blacksmithed |
| past | blacksmithed |
| Proper noun | |
| plural | Blacksmiths |
Origin of blacksmith
From black (color of forged iron) + smith (related to smite).
From blacksmith.
Questions about blacksmith
- What does blacksmith mean?
- Blacksmith means a person who forges iron.
- What is blacksmith in Hindi?
- Blacksmith in Hindi is लोहार (lohār). See Blacksmith meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is blacksmith?
- Blacksmith can be a noun, a verb or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce blacksmith?
- Blacksmith is pronounced /ˈblæk.smɪθ/.
- What is the plural of blacksmith?
- The plural of blacksmith is blacksmiths.
Words near blacksmith in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: blacksmith (page history and authors); Blacksmith (page history and authors); blacksmith (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); කඹුරා (Sinhala) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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