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Goldsmith vs Silversmith - What's the difference?

goldsmith | silversmith |

Silversmith is a coordinate term of goldsmith.



As nouns the difference between goldsmith and silversmith

is that goldsmith is a person who forges things out of gold, especially jewelry while silversmith is a person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.

As a proper noun Goldsmith

is an English surname derived from the trade name goldsmith.

goldsmith

English

(wikipedia goldsmith)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A person who forges things out of gold, especially jewelry.
  • (obsolete) A banker (because the goldsmiths of London used to receive money on deposit, being equipped to keep it safely).

    • Related terms

    * goldsmithing

    Hypernyms

    * smith, metalsmith

    See also

    * jeweller

    silversmith

    English

    (wikipedia silversmith)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A person who makes articles out of silver usually larger than jewellery.

    • Hypernyms

    * smith, metalsmith