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Smith  (smth), 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.
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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
2. See blacksmith [Old English]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.Smith - Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)
2.SmithSmith - 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.SmithSmith - religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844)
7.SmithSmith - English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)
8.SmithSmith - Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)
9.smith - someone who works at something specified
arrowsmith - a maker of arrows
gunsmith - someone who makes or repairs guns
locksmith - someone who makes or repairs locks
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
tinner, tinsmith - someone who makes or repairs tinware
10.Smithsmith - 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
skilled worker, skilled workman, trained worker - a worker who has acquired special skills
Translations

smith [smɪθ] nherrero
smith [smɪθ] nmaréchal-ferrant m; forgeron m
smith [smɪθ] nfabbro

smith
n smith [smiθ]
1 a blacksmith. smitحَدّادковачkovářgrovsmedder Schmiedσιδεράςherreroseppآهنگرseppäforgeron/-onneנַפָּחलोहारkovačkovácspandai besijárnsmiðurfabbroかじ屋대장장이kalviskalējstukang besismidsmedkowalferreirofierarкузнецkováčkovačkovačsmedช่างตีเหล็กdemirci, nalbant鐵匠ковальلوہارthợ rèn
2 a person whose job is to work with a particular metal, or make a particular type of article a goldsmith; a silversmith; a gunsmith.smitعامِل طَرْق المَعادِنзлатарzlatník; kovotepecsmed; -smedder Schmiedμεταλλουργόςorfebre, artesano-seppفلزكارseppäorfèvre; armurierצוֹרֵףधातु कर्मकारosoba koja obrađuje metal (zlatar) ili nešto izrađuje (puškar)fémműves; fegyverkovácspandaie-r sem fæst við málmsmíðarfabbro金属細工人금속 세공인-kalys, juvelyrasieroču kalējstukang besismid-smedspecjalista kowal, jubiler, rusznikarz itp.artesãoaurar; armu­rierрабочий по металлуzlatník; kovotepec; výrobca (čoho)zlatar; puškarkovač[]smedช่างmaden zanaatkârı鍛工,...匠слюсар (по металу)دھات کا کام کرنے والا کاریگرngười làm ra các đồ dùng bằng kim loại,...匠
n smithy [smiði, -θi]
the workshop of a blacksmith. smitswinkelوَرْشَة أو مَشْغَل حِدادَهковачницаkovárnasmedje; smedeværksteddie Schmiedeσιδηρουργείοherreríasepikodaفلزكاريforgeנַפָּחִייָהलोहारखानाkovačnicakovácsműhelybengkel pandai besifucina鍛冶屋の仕事場kalvėsmēde, kalvebengkel tukang besismederij, smidsesmiekuźniaкузницаkováčska dielňakovačnicakovačnicasmedjaโรงตีเหล็กdemirci dükkânı, nalbant鐵匠鋪кузняلوہار کا پیشہlò rèn匠铺

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