Blacksmith
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English
Etymology
black for color of iron + smith related to smite
Noun
- A person who forges iron.
- (colloquial) A person who shoes horses (properly a ferrier).
Usage note
Historically, blacksmiths in small communities have played a number of other roles, including ferrier, wainwright and wheelwright. However, blacksmithing properly refers to the forging of iron, and blacksmiths and ferriers themselves make the distinction.
See also
- blacksmithing
- smith
- smithy
- goldsmith
- whitesmith
- silversmith
- platinumsmith
- ferrier
- forge
Translation
- Breton: gov m (1,2), marichal m (2)
- Chinese (simplified): 铁匠 (tie zhang)
- Chinese (traditional): 鐵匠
- Czech: kovář m(1), podkovář m
- Dutch: smid
- French: forgeron, chaudronnier de fer
- German: Schmied m
- Greek: σιδηρουργός (siderourgós)
- Italian: fabbro m, fabbra f
- Japanese: 鍛治屋 (かじや kajiya)
- Latin: faber ferricus
- Polish: kowal m
- Portuguese: ferreiro
- Russian: кузнeц m
- Slovak: kováč m, kováčka f
- Spanish: herrero m, herrera f
