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Noun: smith  smith
  1. Someone who works at something specified
     
  2. Someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable)
    - metalworker
Noun: Smith  smith
  1. United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)
    - Kate Smith, Kathryn Elizabeth Smith
     
  2. United States sculptor (1906-1965)
    - David Smith, David Roland Smith
     
  3. Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (1919-2007)
    - Ian Smith, Ian Douglas Smith
     
  4. United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886)
    - Julia Evelina Smith
     
  5. Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)
    - Adam Smith
     
  6. English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)
    - John Smith, Captain John Smith
     
  7. Religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844)
    - Joseph Smith
     
  8. United States blues singer (1894-1937)
    - Bessie Smith

Derived forms: Smiths, smiths

Type of: adventurer, carver, economic expert, economist, explorer, Latter-Day Saint, Mormon, national leader, sculptor, sculpturer, singer, skilled worker, skilled workman, statesman, statesperson, statue maker, suffragist, trained worker, vocaliser [Brit], vocalist, vocalizer

Encyclopedia: Smith, Mark