smith

 
Pronunciation: /smɪθ/

noun

  • a worker in metal: we do not know whether the metals were mined and smelted by the smith or purchased from miners
  • short for blacksmith the wheels then needed the smith’s attention

verb

[with object]
  • treat (metal) by heating, hammering, and forging it: tin-bronze was cast into ingots before being smithed into bracelets

Origin:

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smid and German Schmied