Blacksmith
(noun)
- A person who forges and shapes iron or other metal using heat and a hammer.
- A metalworker who creates objects from metal using traditional techniques such as heating and hammering.
Origin:
The word blacksmith comes from the old english word 'blæc' meaning 'black' and 'smitan' meaning 'to hit'. the term was used to describe a person who works with metal, usually iron, and uses heating and hammering to shape it.
Examples:
- The blacksmith made a beautiful metal gate for our garden.
- In medieval times, blacksmiths were highly skilled metalworkers who could create weapons, tools and other metal objects.
- The blacksmith at the forge was working hard to shape the hot metal.
- The blacksmith's hammer rang out in the quiet village as he worked.
- The blacksmith created a custom set of horseshoes for the horse.