blacksmith

noun/ˈblæksmɪθ/

Frequency rank: #9,916 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)

Meaning

a person who makes and repairs iron objects by heating and hammering the metal.

Illustration for the English word “blacksmith”

Example sentence

The village blacksmith spent hours shaping a horseshoe from hot iron.

Synonyms & related words

  • smith
  • ironworker
  • forger

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