Farrier vs. Blacksmith

Farriernoun

A person who maintains the health and balance of horses' feet through the trimming of the hoof and fitting of horseshoes.

Farrierverb

(intransitive) To practise as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.

Farriernoun

A shoer of horses; a veterinary surgeon.

Farrierverb

To practice as a farrier; to carry on the trade of a farrier.

Farriernoun

a person who shoes horses

Farrier

A farrier (also sometimes spelled ferrier) is a specialist in equine hoof care, including the trimming and balancing of horses' hooves and the placing of shoes on their hooves, if necessary. A farrier combines some blacksmith's skills (fabricating, adapting, and adjusting metal shoes) with some veterinarian's skills (knowledge of the anatomy and physiology of the lower limb) to care for horses' feet.

Blacksmithnoun

A person who forges iron.

Blacksmithnoun

(informal) A person who shoes horses.

Blacksmithnoun

A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).

Blacksmithverb

(intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.

Blacksmithnoun

A smith who works in iron with a forge, and makes iron utensils, horseshoes, etc.

Blacksmithnoun

A fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis, or Heliastes punctipinnis), of a blackish color.

Blacksmithnoun

a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil

Blacksmith

A blacksmith is a metalsmith who creates objects primarily from wrought iron or steel, but sometimes from other metals, by forging the metal, using tools to hammer, bend, and cut (cf. tinsmith).