Smith (sm th), Adam 1723-1790. Scottish political economist and philosopher. His Wealth of Nations (1776) laid the foundations of classical free-market economic theory. |
Smith, Alfred Emanuel Known as "the Happy Warrior." 1873-1944. American politician. He served as governor of New York (1919-1920 and 1923-1928) and was defeated in the 1928 presidential election by Herbert Hoover. |
Smith, Bessie 1894?-1937. American singer and songwriter who became a leading blues performer in the 1920s and made nearly 200 recordings, often with musicians such as Louis Armstrong and Benny Goodman. | Bessie Smith photographed in 1936 by Carl Van Vechten (1880-1964) |
Smith, David 1906-1965. American sculptor best known for his use of scrap and welded metal, especially in Medals of Dishonor (1940), a series of bronze relief plaques which depict his opposition to violence and greed. |
Smith, Hamilton Othanel Born 1931. American microbiologist. He shared a 1978 Nobel Prize for the discovery of restriction enzymes and their application to molecular genetics. |
Smith, Hannah Whitall 1832-1911. American evangelist, writer, and reformer who was a founder of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (1874). |
Smith, Ian Born 1919. Zimbabwean politician who unilaterally declared independence from Great Britain for the former colony of Rhodesia in 1965. |
Smith, Jedediah Strong 1799-1831. American trader and explorer who opened a number of trade routes throughout the West. |
Smith, John 1580?-1631. English colonist, explorer, and writer whose maps and accounts of his explorations in Virginia and New England were invaluable to later explorers and colonists. |
Smith, Joseph 1805-1844. American religious leader. He founded (1830) the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and led his congregation westward from New York State to western Illinois, where he was murdered by an anti-Mormon mob. |
Smith, Julia Evelina 1792-1886. American suffragist. With her sister Abby Hadassah Smith (1797-1878) she became famous for refusing to pay taxes until she could vote. |
Smith, Kathryn Elizabeth Known as "Kate." 1909-1986. American singer noted especially for her rendition of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America," first performed in 1938. |
Smith, Margaret Chase 1897-1995. American politician who served as U.S. representative (1940-1949) and senator (1949-1973) from Maine. |
smith (smth)n.1. A metalworker, especially one who works metal when it is hot and malleable. Often used in combination: a silversmith; a goldsmith. 2. A blacksmith. 3. One who makes or works at something specified. Often used in combination: a locksmith; a wordsmith.
[Middle English, from Old English.] |
smith Noun 1. a person who works in metal: goldsmith
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms | Noun | 1. | Smith - Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919) | | 2. |  Smith - United States sculptor (1906-1965) | | 3. | Smith - United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986) | | 4. | Smith - United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886) | | 5. | Smith - United States blues singer (1894-1937) | | 6. |  Smith - religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844) | | 7. |  Smith - English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631) | | 8. |  Smith - Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790) | | 9. | smith - someone who works at something specifiedgunsmith - someone who makes or repairs guns locksmith - someone who makes or repairs locks | | 10. |  smith - someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable)blacksmith - a smith who forges and shapes iron with a hammer and anvil forger - someone who operates a forge |
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