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- [smith]
- /smɪθ/
- /smɪθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [smith]
- /smɪθ/
Definitions of smith word
- noun smith Adam, 1723–90, Scottish economist. 1
- noun smith Alfred E(manuel) 1873–1944, U.S. political leader. 1
- noun smith Bessie, 1894?–1937, U.S. singer. 1
- noun smith Charles Henry ("Bill Arp") 1826–1903, U.S. humorist. 1
- noun smith David, 1906–65, U.S. sculptor. 1
- noun smith Edmond Kirby [kur-bee] /ˈkɜr bi/ (Show IPA), 1824–93, Confederate general in the Civil War. 1
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Origin of smith
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; (noun) Middle English, Old English; cognate with German Schmied, Old Norse smithr, Gothic -smitha; (v.) Middle English smithen, Old English smithian; cognate with Old Norse smitha, Gothic gasmithōn
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Parts of speech for Smith
noun
adjective
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adverb
pronoun
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conjunction
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smith popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 93% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
smith usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for smith
noun smith
- artificer — a skilled craftsman
- craftsman — A craftsman is a man who makes things skilfully with his hands.
- craftsperson — an artisan
- machinist — a person who operates machinery, especially a skilled operator of machine tools.
- journeyperson — A journeyman or journeywoman.
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