Standard Lemma guide

silversmith

name · noun · 3 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.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈsɪlvəsmɪθ/
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1

name

Meaning 1

A surname originating as an occupation.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

A person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

someone who makes or repairs articles of silver

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: silverworker, silver-worker

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: jewelry maker, jeweler, jeweller

Narrower terms: Revere, Paul Revere

History

Etymology

From silversmith.

Inherited from Middle English silver smyth, from Old English seolforsmiþ (“silversmith”), from Proto-Germanic *silubrasmiþaz (“silversmith”), equivalent to silver + smith. Cognate with Saterland Frisian Säälwersmid (“silversmith”), West Frisian sulversmid (“silversmith”), Dutch zilversmid (“silversmith”), German Low German Sülversmitt (“silversmith”), German Silberschmied (“silversmith”), Danish sølvsmed (“silversmith”), Norwegian Bokmål sølvsmed (“silversmith”), Norwegian Nynorsk sølvsmed (“silversmith”), sylvsmed (“silversmith”), Swedish silversmed (“silversmith”), Icelandic silfursmiður (“silversmith”). Eclipsed non-native Middle English argentarie (“silversmith”) from Latin (faber) argentārius (“dealer in silver, silversmith”).

Across languages

Translations

69 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Albanian: argjendar — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Belarusian: сярэбраных спраў ма́йстар (sjarebranyx spraw májstar) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Belarusian: срэбных спраў ма́йстар (srebnyx spraw májstar) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Bulgarian: бижутер за сребро (bižuter za srebro) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Catalan: argenter — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Chinese Mandarin: 銀匠 /银匠 (yínjiàng) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Czech: stříbrník — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Czech: stříbrnice — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Czech: stříbrotepec — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Dutch: zilversmid — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Finnish: hopeaseppä — person who makes articles out of silver
  • French: chaudronnier d'argent — person who makes articles out of silver
  • French: chaudronnière d'argent — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Saterland Frisian: Säälwersmid — person who makes articles out of silver
  • West-Frisian: sulversmid — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Galician: prateiro — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Galician: prateira — person who makes articles out of silver
  • German: Silberschmied — person who makes articles out of silver
  • German: Silberschmiedin — person who makes articles out of silver
  • German: Gold- und Silberschmied — person who makes articles out of silver
  • German: Gold- und Silberschmiedin — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Greek: αργυροχόος (argyrochóos) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Ancient Greek: ἀργυροχόος (argurokhóos) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Ancient Greek: ἀργυροκόπος (argurokópos) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Hungarian: ezüstműves — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Hungarian: ötvös — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Icelandic: silfursmiður — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Italian: fabbro d'argento — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Italian: fabbra d'argento — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Khmer: ជាងប្រាក់ (ciəngprak) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Korean: 은 대장장이 (eun daejangjang'i) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Latin: faber argentārius — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Low German: Sülversmitt — person who makes articles out of silver
  • : ᦋᦱᧂᧈᦇᦹᧃ (tsaang1nguen) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Macedonian: кују́нџија (kujúndžija) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Maltese: arġentier — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Maltese: arġentiera — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Navajo: béésh łigaii yitsidí — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Navajo: béésh łigaiitsidí — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Navajo: béésh łigaii ííłʼíní — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Norman: argentchi — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Norwegian Bokmål: sølvsmed — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sølvsmed — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: sylvsmed — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Occitan: argentièr — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Old English: seolforsmiþ — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Persian: سیمگر (simgar) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Persian: نقرهگر (noqre-gar) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Polish: złotnik — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Polish: złotniczka — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Portuguese: prateiro — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Portuguese: prateira — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Romanian: argintar — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Russian: сере́бряный кузне́ц (serébrjanyj kuznéc) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceàrd-airgid — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Serbo-Croatian: кују̀нџија — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Serbo-Croatian: kujùndžija — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Spanish: platero — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Spanish: platera — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Swahili: mfua fedha — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Swedish: silversmed — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Tagalog: panday-pilak — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Turkish: gümüşçü — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Vietnamese: thợ bạc — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Volapük: largentismitan — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Volapük: largentihismitan — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Volapük: largentijismitan — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Yiddish: זילבערשמיד (zilbershmid) — person who makes articles out of silver
  • Yoruba: àgbẹ̀dẹ fàdákà — person who makes articles out of silver
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