metalsmith

noun

met·​al·​smith ˈme-tᵊl-ˌsmith How to pronounce metalsmith (audio)
: a person skilled in metalworking

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The workshop is like a metalsmith’s laboratory, where craftsmen skilled in traditional goldsmithing techniques constantly experiment with new materials and methods. Jill Newman, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025 The cooler was designed by Jacquemus in collaboration with French master metalsmith Camille Gras, who has been awarded the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant, or Company of Living Heritage, label for his Camille Orfèvre workshop in Paris’ Marais district. Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2025 Ando graduated from Berkeley with a degree in East Asian Studies, and from Yale in Buddhist iconography, before apprenticing with a master metalsmith in Japan. Tom Teicholz, Forbes.com, 23 Apr. 2025 Joe, an advertising business owner, and Karen, a metalsmith and jewelry maker, bought the 35,000-square-foot foundry in late August of 2024. Claudia Levens, jsonline.com, 25 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for metalsmith

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of metalsmith was in the 14th century

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“Metalsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/metalsmith. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.

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