First Known Use: before 12th century
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smith
noun \ˈsmith\
: a person who makes things (such as tools or horseshoes) with iron
Full Definition of SMITH
1
: a worker in metals : blacksmith
2
: maker —often used in combination <gunsmith> <tunesmith>
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Origin of SMITH
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German smid smith and probably to Greek smilē wood-carving knife
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Adam 1723–1790 Scot. econ.
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Alfred Emanuel 1873–1944 Am. polit.
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Bessie 1894–1937 Am. blues singer
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David 1906–1965 Am. sculptor
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George E(lwood) 1930– Am. physicist
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John ca 1580–1631 Eng. explorer & colonist
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Joseph 1805–1844 Am. founder of Mormon Church
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Michael 1932–2000 Canad. (Brit.-born) biochem.
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Stevie 1902–1971 originally Florence Margaret Smith British poet
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Sydney 1771–1845 Eng. essayist
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Vernon Lomax 1927– Am. econ.
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Walter Be*dell \bə-ˈdel\ 1895–1961 Am. gen. & diplomat
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William 1769–1839 Eng. geologist
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