gold·smith

[gohld-smith]
noun
1.
a person who makes or sells articles of gold.
2.
(formerly) such a person also acting as a banker, moneylender, etc.

Origin:
before 1000; Middle English, Old English. See gold, smith

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Gold·smith

[gohld-smith]
noun
Oliver, 1730?–74, Irish poet, playwright, essayist, and novelist.
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goldsmith (ˈɡəʊldˌsmɪθ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
1.  a.  a dealer in articles made of gold
 b.  an artisan who makes such articles
2.  (formerly) a dealer or manufacturer of gold articles who also engaged in banking or other financial business
3.  (in Malaysia) a Chinese jeweller

Goldsmith (ˈɡəʊldˌsmɪθ) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
n
Oliver. ?1730--74, Irish poet, dramatist, and novelist. His works include the novel The Vicar of Wakefield (1766), the poem The Deserted Village (1770), and the comedy She Stoops to Conquer (1773)

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Goldsmith definition


(Neh. 3:8,32; Isa. 40:19; 41:7; 46:6). The word so rendered means properly a founder or finer.

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