Ancient smiths developed the techniques needed to make metal tools.
Recent Examples on the WebIn the armed forces tournament, eight members redeploy to the forge and go head-to-head against one other smith in a five-hour battle.Washington Post, 21 July 2021 Gränsfors Bruk axe heads are stamped with the initials of the smith who forged them. David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 12 May 2020 Every custom smith either began by imitating the Model 3 or currently does and calls it by another name. David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 23 Sep. 2019 Folders are the true test of a smith’s skill as a machinist and designer. David E. Petzal, Field & Stream, 16 Feb. 2019 And those shopkeepers and smiths had been defeated, dismissed, and sent scurrying to the valley of misery. Richard Brady, National Review, 31 Aug. 2019 Water service has not been interrupted so far as the transition is already underway, Stutz smith said. Chris Mayhew, Cincinnati.com, 12 July 2019 Like The War On Drugs band leader Adam Granduciel, LeBlanc is a dedicated tune-smith and a relatively young man who unabashedly draws from music of the past. George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 July 2019 Nathan Rousseau smith shows us the little known perks to Prime. Frances Yue, USA TODAY, 13 June 2019 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German smid smith and probably to Greek smilē wood-carving knife
First Known Use
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of smith was before the 12th century