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gemsmith

gemsmith noun: a maker or worker of gems; a jeweler.

Noun

gemsmith (plural gemsmiths)

  1. A maker or worker of gems; a jeweler
    • “And a lesser gemsmith would not pay nearly the diamonds' worth. In fact, the shabbier and shadier the operation, the less blunt Martin can expect.” Queenie and Hellen exchanged glances. They both know the shabbiest, shadiest fence of all.2011, Barbara Metzger, Queen of Diamonds
    • It is known that these merchants, with their caravans of hundreds of slaves bearing packs of trading goods on their backs, crossed mountain ranges and hacked their way through hundreds of miles of jungles and rain forests to bring the Aztec emperors Andean condors for the imperial zoo and probably...2014, Gordon Schendel, José Álvarez Amézquita, Miguel E. Bustamante, Medicine in Mexico

gemsmith meaning in Sanskrit

gemsmith in Sanskrit

gemsmith, jeweller, jewelsmith
मणिकार maṇikārá

Examples of gemsmith in a sentence

  • Ambrogio Martinello, an Italian gemsmith.2015, Elizabeth Boyle, Confessions of a Little Black Gown:
  • His victims were bound and naked and tied to chairs, a gemsmith and his wife and maid who did not yet fully comprehend the fate that was upon them.2016, James Jackson, Treason:

Forms of gemsmith

pluralgemsmiths

Origin of gemsmith

From gem + smith. Compare Old English gimwyrhta (“jeweler”, literally “gem-wright/gem-worker”).

Questions about gemsmith

What does gemsmith mean?
Gemsmith means a maker or worker of gems; a jeweler.
What is gemsmith in Sanskrit?
Gemsmith in Sanskrit is मणिकार (maṇikārá). See Gemsmith meaning in Sanskrit.
How do you use gemsmith in a sentence?
Ambrogio Martinello, an Italian gemsmith.
What part of speech is gemsmith?
Gemsmith is a noun.
What is the plural of gemsmith?
The plural of gemsmith is gemsmiths.

Words near gemsmith in the dictionary

  1. gemsetter
  2. gemsetters
  3. gemsetting
  4. gemshorn
  5. gemshorns
  6. gemsmith
  7. gemsmiths
  8. gemsona
  9. gemsonas
  10. gemstone
  11. gemstone tree

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Adapted from Wiktionary: gemsmith (page history and authors); मणिकार (Sanskrit) (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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