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silversmith

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪlvəsmɪθ/

The English word “silversmith” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. A person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English silver smyth, from Old English seolforsmiþ (“silversmith”), from Proto-Germanic *silubrasmiþaz (“silversmith”), equivalent to silver + smith. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Säälwersmid (“silversmith”), West Frisian sulversmid (“silversmith”), Dutch zilversmid (“silversmith”), German Low German Sülversmitt (“silversmith”), German Silberschmied (“silversmith”), Danish…

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