blacksmith

noun

black·​smith ˈblak-ˌsmith 

: a smith who forges iron

blacksmithing

ˈblak-ˌsmi-thiŋ 

noun

Examples of blacksmith in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Stable workers, carriage makers, drivers, blacksmiths and farriers lost their jobs. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Dec. 2025

CrowBar, a new pop-up cocktail bar, has opened inside the brewery's 1919 blacksmith shop. —Joe Van Ryn, CBS News, 5 Dec. 2025

The exhibit covers the history of blacksmithing in Saratoga, including a list of blacksmiths who worked in the town and ledgers, or day books, with their service charges. —Kalpana Mohan, Mercury News, 3 Dec. 2025

They were originally hand-manufactured by a small blacksmith atelier in Morocco before production was moved to Italy’s Veneto region, reiterating Katkoot’s link with the founders’ native region. —Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 24 Nov. 2025

Word History

Etymology

Middle English blaksmyth, from blak black entry 1 + smyth smith; from a distinction between black metal (iron) and white metal (tin)

First Known Use

13th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for blacksmith

• beckwith
• forthwith
• herewith
• locksmith
• outwith
• therewith
• wherewith
• coppersmith
• hammersmith
• monolith
• silversmith
• frith

Kids Definition

blacksmith

noun

black·​smith ˈblak-ˌsmith 

: a worker who shapes iron (as into horseshoes) by heating it and then hammering it on an iron block

blacksmithing noun