Goldsmith vs. Blacksmith

Goldsmithnoun

A person who makes, repairs or sells things out of gold, especially jewelry.

Goldsmithnoun

(obsolete) A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).

Goldsmithnoun

An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments, etc., of gold.

Goldsmithnoun

A banker.

Goldsmithnoun

an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold

Goldsmithnoun

Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774)

Goldsmith

A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Nowadays they mainly specialize in jewelry-making but historically, goldsmiths have also made silverware, platters, goblets, decorative and serviceable utensils, and ceremonial or religious items.

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).