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GOLDSMITH
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
Synonyms:
gold-worker; goldsmith; goldworker
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("goldsmith" is a kind of...):
jeweler; jeweller; jewelry maker (someone who makes jewelry)
Instance hyponyms:
Faberge; Peter Carl Faberge (Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920))
Sense 2
Meaning:
Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774)
Synonyms:
Goldsmith; Oliver Goldsmith
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Instance hypernyms:
author; writer (writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay))
Context examples:
In September, Egyptian archaeologists announced they had found the tomb of a royal goldsmith whose work was dedicated to the ancient Egyptian god Amun.
(Discovery of Two Tombs Dating Back 3,500 Years Announced in Egypt, VOA)
The bird flew away and alighted on the house of a goldsmith and began to sing.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
The bird flew down and took the gold chain in his right claw, and then he alighted again in front of the goldsmith and sang.
(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)
