an artisan who works iron with a furnace, anvil, hammer, etc
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
black•smith /ˈblækˌsmɪθ/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- one who makes objects from iron, esp. horseshoes.
black•smith
(blak′smith′),USA pronunciation n.
- a person who makes horseshoes and shoes horses.
- a person who forges objects of iron.
- Fisha blackish damselfish, Chromis punctipinnis, inhabiting coastal waters off southern California.
- 1250–1300; Middle English; see black (in reference to iron or black metal), smith1; compare whitesmith
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'blacksmith' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Gretna Green
- Schepisi
- anglesmith
- bind
- blacksmithing
- farrier
- flatter
- forge
- hardy
- ironsmith
- smith
- smithery
- smithy
- whiskey jack
- whitesmith