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blacksmith

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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black·smith /ˈblækˌsmɪθ/ noun [countable]  BODSHsomeone who makes and repairs things made of iron, especially horseshoes 铁匠〔尤指马蹄铁匠〕 SYN smith
Examples from the Corpus
blacksmithShe returned to Bay City to be greeted by her long lost brother, Montgomery Edson, a blacksmith.Suppose a blacksmith does develop big muscles.The carpenter and blacksmith hurriedly fashion a new one, and Ahab has a new harpoon fashioned from the finest iron.Also patron of armorers, blacksmiths, locksmiths, musicians, and silversmiths.Among nine taken into custody were a weaver, sawyer, carpenter, brewer, blacksmith and several servants.The missions were not merely churches but entire working communities, with farms, blacksmiths, flour mills and residences.The blacksmith was a lady by the name of Rachael Levitt.
Origin blacksmith (1400-1500) black (from black metal iron) + smith
black·smith nounChineseSyllable
things makes Corpus made and horseshoes iron, repairs of someone who especially


blacksmith
blacksmith /ˈblækˌsmɪθ/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1400-1500
 Origin: black (from black metal 'iron') + smith
someone who makes and repairs things made of iron, especially horseshoes
   SYN  smith


black·smithBrE /ˈblæksmɪθ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblæksmɪθ/ 🔊 (also smith) nouna person whose job is to make and repair things made of iron, especially horseshoes 铁匠(尤指打马蹄铁者)   compare farrier