goldsmith

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goldsmith - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Goldsmith \Gold"smith`\, n. [AS. goldsmi?. See Gold., and
     Smith.]
     1. An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments, etc.,
        of gold.
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     2. A banker. [Obs.]
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     Note: The goldsmiths of London formerly received money on
           deposit because they were prepared to keep it safely.
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     Goldsmith beetle (Zool.), a large, bright yellow, American
        beetle (Cotalpa lanigera), of the family
        Scarab[ae]id[ae]
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goldsmith - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  goldsmith
      n 1: an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold
           [syn: goldsmith, goldworker, gold-worker]
      2: Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays
         (1728-1774) [syn: Goldsmith, Oliver Goldsmith]

goldsmith - Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary :

  Goldsmith
  (Neh. 3:8,32; Isa. 40:19; 41:7; 46:6). The word so rendered
  means properly a founder or finer.

goldsmith - U.S. Gazetteer (1990) :

  Goldsmith, TX (city, FIPS 30044)
    Location: 31.98308 N, 102.61651 W
    Population (1990): 297 (144 housing units)
    Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
    Zip code(s): 79741