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whitesmith

white·smith
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [hwahyt-smith, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌsmɪθ, ˈwaɪt-/
    • /ˈwaɪt.smɪθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [hwahyt-smith, wahyt-]
    • /ˈʰwaɪtˌsmɪθ, ˈwaɪt-/

Definitions of whitesmith word

  • noun whitesmith a tinsmith. 1
  • noun whitesmith A person who makes articles out of metal, especially tin. 1
  • noun whitesmith a person who finishes and polishes metals, particularly tin plate and galvanized iron 0
  • noun whitesmith a worker in white metals; esp., a tinsmith 0
  • noun whitesmith a worker in iron who does finishing, polishing, or galvanizing 0
  • noun whitesmith A person who forges things out of tin or pewter. A tinsmith. 0

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Origin of whitesmith

First appearance:

before 1275
One of the 13% oldest English words
1275-1325; Middle English, modeled on blacksmith

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Whitesmith

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

whitesmith popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 42% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

whitesmith usage trend in Literature

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Top questions with whitesmith

  • what is a whitesmith?
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