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coppersmith

name · noun · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname originating as an occupation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who forges things out of copper.

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3

noun

Meaning 3

A South Asian barbet, Psilopogon haemacephala, with crimson forehead and throat, best known for its metronomic call that has been likened to a coppersmith striking metal with a hammer.

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4

noun

Meaning 4

someone who makes articles from copper

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: craftsman, artisan, journeyman, artificer

History

Etymology

Occupational surname for a maker of copper goods, from coppersmith.

From copper + smith.

Across languages

Translations

53 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: bakërpunues — person
  • Bulgarian: медникар (mednikar) — person
  • Catalan: caldaerer — person
  • Catalan: courer — person
  • Chinese Mandarin: 銅匠 /铜匠 (tóngjiàng, tóngjiang) — person
  • Czech: mědikovec — person
  • Danish: kobbersmed — person
  • Dutch: kopersmid — person
  • Finnish: kupariseppä — person
  • French: dinandier — person
  • French: chaudronnier — person
  • Galician: caldeireiro — person
  • Gallurese: raminàiu — person
  • German: Kupferschmied — person
  • Gothic: 𐌰𐌹𐌶𐌰𐍃𐌼𐌹𐌸𐌰 (aizasmiþa) — person
  • Greek: χαλκωματάς (chalkomatás) — person
  • Greek: χαλκουργός (chalkourgós) — person
  • Greek: χαλκοπλάστης (chalkoplástis) — person
  • Ancient Greek: χαλκεύς (khalkeús) — person
  • Ancient Greek: χαλκουργός (khalkourgós) — person
  • Hungarian: rézműves — person
  • Icelandic: koparsmiður — person
  • Italian: fabbro di rame — person
  • Italian: calderaio — person
  • Italian: calderaro — person
  • Japanese: 銅細工人 (douitakumijin) — person
  • Kazakh: мыскер (mysker) — person
  • Central Kurdish: مِسگەر (misger) — person
  • Latin: aerarius — person
  • Macedonian: бакарџија (bakardžija) — person
  • Occitan: pairolièr — person
  • Persian: مسگر (mesgar) — person
  • Polish: miedziownik — person
  • Portuguese: funileiro — person
  • Romanian: arămar — person
  • Romanian: spoitor — person
  • Russian: ме́дник (médnik) — person
  • Russian: котельщик (kotelʹščik) — person
  • Russian: котельщица (kotelʹščica) — person
  • Campidanese Sardinian: cardareri — person
  • Sardinian: accontzalabiólu — person
  • Sardinian: accontzimu — person
  • Sassarese: raminàiu — person
  • Southern Altai: казанчы (kazančï) — person
  • Spanish: calderero — person
  • Sundanese: palédang — person
  • Swedish: kopparsmed — person
  • Tatar: казанчы (qazançı) — person
  • Turkish: bakırcı — person
  • Ottoman Turkish: باقرجی (bakırcı) — person
  • Yoruba: àgbẹ̀dẹ bàbà — person
  • Finnish: kilkkuseppä — bird
  • Japanese: 胸赤五色鳥 (muneaka goshiki-dori) — bird
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