coppersmith
/kˈɑpɚsmˌɪθ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.66 in modern English
22
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.
name
A surname originating as an occupation.
Example Sentences
- "Eastleigh Locomotive Works: Layout and functions of shops [...] Coppersmiths: Preparation of boiler tubes and copper pipework."
- "More noises came from a dusty tree, where brown birds creaked and floundered about looking for insects; another bird, the invisible coppersmith, had started his ‘ponk ponk’."