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[edit] Etymology

black for color of iron + smith related to smite

[edit] Pronunciation

IPA: /'blæk.smɪθ/, SAMPA: "bl{k.smIT/
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[edit] Noun

Singular
blacksmith

Plural
blacksmiths

blacksmith (plural blacksmiths)

A person who forges iron.
(informal) A person who shoes horses (properly a farrier).

[edit] Usage notes

Historically, blacksmiths in small communities have played a number of other roles, including farrier, wainwright and wheelwright. However, blacksmithing properly refers to the forging of iron, and blacksmiths and farriers themselves make the distinction.

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iron forger

Arabic: حدّاد
Armenian: դարբին hy(hy) (darbin)
Bosnian: kovač bs(bs) m.
Breton: gov m.
Bulgarian: ковач bg(bg) m.
Chinese traditional/simplified: 鐵匠,铁匠 (tiē jiàng)
Croatian: kòvāč hr(hr) m., kovàčica hr(hr) f.
Czech: kovář cs(cs) m.
Dutch: smid nl(nl) m.
Finnish: seppä fi(fi)
French: forgeron fr(fr) m., sidérurgiste fr(fr) m.
German: Schmied de(de) m.
Greek: σιδεράς el(el) (siðerás) m., σιδηρουργός el(el) (siðirurγós) m.
Indonesian: pandai besi
Italian: fabbro ferraio it(it) m.

Japanese: 鍛冶屋 ja(ja) (かじや, kajiya)
Kurdish: ئاسنگه‌ر ku(ku) (asinger)
Malayalam: കൊല്ലന്‍ (kollan)
Maltese: ħaddied
Polish: kowal pl(pl) m.
Portuguese: ferreiro pt(pt) m.
Romanian: fierar m.
Russian: кузнец ru(ru) (kuznéts) m.
Scottish Gaelic: gobha m.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: ковач m.

Roman: kovač m.
Spanish: herrero es(es) m., herrera es(es) f.
Turkish: demirci tr(tr)

farrier (colloquial)

Armenian: պայտար hy(hy) (paytar)
Bosnian: potkivač m.
Breton: gov m., marichal m.
Bulgarian: налбантин bg(bg) m.
Chinese traditional/simplified: 蹄鐵匠, 蹄铁匠 (tí tiē jiàng)
Czech: podkovář m.
Dutch: hoefsmid nl(nl) m.
Finnish: seppä fi(fi), hevosenkengittäjä fi(fi)
French: maréchal-ferrant fr(fr) m.

German: Hufschmied m.
Greek: πεταλωτής el(el) (petalotís) m.
Italian: maniscalco it(it)
Japanese: 鍛冶屋 (かじや, kajiya), 蹄鉄工 (ていてつこう, teitesukō)
Polish: kowal pl(pl) m.
Romanian: potcovar m.
Serbian:

Cyrillic: поткивач m.

Roman: potkivač m.
Spanish: herrador m.

The translations below need to be checked and inserted above into the appropriate translation tables, removing any numbers. Numbers do not necessarily match those in definitions. See instructions at Help:How to check translations.

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Romaji: kajiya
Korean: 대장장이 (daejangjangi)
Latin: faber ferricus
Slovak: kováč m., kováčka f.

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