name · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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CMU ARPABET:AE1 R OW0 S M IH2 TH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
CMU ARPABET 2:EH1 R OW0 S M IH2 TH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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name
Meaning 1
A surname originating as an occupation.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 2
A town in the Shire of Irwin, Mid West region, Western Australia.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 3
A river in the Mid West region, Western Australia, named after cartographer John Arrowsmith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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name
Meaning 4
A township and village therein, in McLean County, Illinois, United States, named after settler Ezekiel Arrowsmith.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
Meaning 5
A smith who made the iron tips for arrows.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
Meaning 6
a maker of arrows
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: smith
History
Etymology
From arrowsmith, an occupational surname for a maker of iron arrowheads.