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coppersmith

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cop⋅per⋅smith

[kop-er-smith]
–noun
1. a person who makes utensils, jewelry, etc., out of copper.
2. a crimson-breasted barbet, Megalaima haemacephala, of India, southeast Asia, and adjacent islands, characterized by the ringing, metallic sound of its note.

Origin:
1300–50; MEcopresmythe. See copper 1 , smith
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cop·per·smith   (kŏp'ər-smĭth')   
n.  
  1. One who works or manufactures objects, especially utensils, in copper.

  2. A brightly colored bird (Megalaima haemacephala) of southeast Asia, characterized by its ringing metallic call.

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