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- [blak-smith]
- /ˈblækˌsmɪθ/
- /ˈblæk.smɪθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [blak-smith]
- /ˈblækˌsmɪθ/
Definitions of blacksmith word
- countable noun blacksmith A blacksmith is a person whose job is making things by hand out of metal that has been heated to a high temperature. 3
- noun blacksmith an artisan who works iron with a furnace, anvil, hammer, etc 3
- noun blacksmith a smith who works in iron, including the making and fitting of horseshoes 3
- noun blacksmith a person who makes horseshoes and shoes horses. 1
- noun blacksmith a person who forges objects of iron. 1
- noun blacksmith a blackish damselfish, Chromis punctipinnis, inhabiting coastal waters off southern California. 1
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Origin of blacksmith
First appearance:
before 1250 One of the 11% oldest English words
1250-1300; Middle English; see black (in reference to iron or black metal), smith; cf. whitesmith
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Parts of speech for Blacksmith
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blacksmith popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 92% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
blacksmith usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for blacksmith
noun blacksmith
- plover — any of various shorebirds of the family Charadriidae. Compare dotterel (def 1), killdeer, lapwing.
- farrier — a blacksmith.
- smithy — the workshop of a smith, especially a blacksmith.
- horseshoe — a U -shaped metal plate, plain or with calks, nailed to a horse's hoof to protect it from being injured by hard or rough surfaces.
- anvil — An anvil is a heavy iron block on which hot metals are beaten into shape.
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