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Welder vs Blacksmith - What's the difference?

welder | blacksmith |

As nouns the difference between welder and blacksmith

is that welder is one who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc, by welding while blacksmith is a person who forges iron.

welder

English

(Webster 1913)

Noun

(en noun)
  • One who welds, or unites pieces of iron, etc., by welding.
  • One who welds, or wields.
  • A manager; an actual occupant.
  • An item of equipment for welding with: an electric welder.

    • Anagrams

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    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