How do you pronounce goldsmith?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɡoʊldˌsmɪθ/.

Where does goldsmith come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

goldsmith

/ˈɡoʊldˌsmɪθ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.21 in modern English

Syllables: gold-smith
IPA: /ˈɡoʊldˌsmɪθ/

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Meaning

noun

A person who makes, repairs or sells things of gold, especially jewelry.

noun

A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).

Obsolete

name

A surname originating as an occupation.

Example Sentences

"In fact, the most hipsterlike thing about Goldsmith is that his beard predates beards becoming de rigueur. Yet his seasoned maturity almost cost him the gig."

Etymology

From Middle English goldsmith, from Old English goldsmiþ (“goldsmith”), from Proto-Germanic *gulþasmiþaz (“goldsmith”), equivalent to gold + smith. Cognate with Scots goldsmyth, gouldsmeth (“goldsmith”), Saterland Frisian Gouldsmid (“goldsmith”), West Frisian goudsmid (“goldsmith”), Dutch goudsmid (“goldsmith”), German Goldschmied (“goldsmith”), Danish guldsmed (“goldsmith”), Swedish guldsmed (“goldsmith”), Icelandic gullsmiður (“goldsmith”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English orbatour, orbatur (“goldsmith”) and orfever, orfevre (“goldsmith”), both borrowed from Old French.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: goldsmith, goldsmiþ, *gulþasmiþaz

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈɡoʊldˌsmɪθ/

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

goldsmiths (plural)

Derived Forms

goldsmithery Goldsmithian

Phrases

goldsmith beetle Lake Goldsmith

Frequently Paired Words

goldsmithing jeweller

Synonyms

goldworker gold-worker