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What is the difference between ironsmith and blacksmith?

ironsmith | blacksmith | Synonyms |

Blacksmith is a synonym of ironsmith.

Blacksmith is a hyponym of ironsmith.



As nouns the difference between ironsmith and blacksmith

is that ironsmith is a blacksmith (who makes articles from iron while blacksmith is a person who forges iron.

ironsmith

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A blacksmith (who makes articles from iron)
  • An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber ) whose note resembles the sounds made by a smith.

    • Synonyms

    * blacksmith

    Hypernyms

    * smith, metalsmith

    blacksmith

    English

    (wikipedia blacksmith)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who forges iron.
  • *(James Howell) (c.1594–1666)
  • *:The blacksmith may forge what he pleases.
  • *
  • *:Orion hit a rabbit once; but though sore wounded it got to the bury, and, struggling in, the arrow caught the side of the hole and was drawn out.. Ikey the blacksmith had forged us a spearhead after a sketch from a picture of a Greek warrior; and a rake-handle served as a shaft.
  • (lb) A person who shoes horses; a farrier.
  • A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis'' or ''Heliastes punctipinnis ).

    • 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.

    Synonyms

    * ironsmith

    Hypernyms

    * smith, metalsmith * smithy

    Coordinate terms

    * goldsmith, whitesmith, silversmith, platinumsmith, farrier, forge