Smith

1 Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919) [syn: Ian Smith, Ian Douglas Smith]

2 United States sculptor (1906-1965) [syn: David Smith, David Roland Smith]

3 United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986) [syn: Kate Smith, Kathryn Elizabeth Smith]

4 United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886) [syn: Julia Evelina Smith]

5 United States blues singer (1894-1937) [syn: Bessie Smith]

6 religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844) [syn: Joseph Smith]

7 English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631) [syn: John Smith, Captain John Smith]

8 Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790) [syn: Adam Smith]

9 someone who works at something specified

10 someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable) [syn: metalworker]

English

Etymology

Old English smiþ, from Germanic *smiþaz. Cognate with Dutch smid, German Schmied, Swedish smed.

Pronunciation

• /smɪθ/
• /smIT/

• Rhymes: -ɪθ

Noun

1. A craftsperson who works metal into desired forms using a hammer and other tools, sometimes heating the metal to make it more workable.
2. an artist

Related terms

• smithy or smiddy
• smithery
• blacksmith
• goldsmith
• gunsmith
• silversmith
• swordsmith
• tinsmith
• whitesmith

Translations

References

• (2 archaic) William Anderson (1863). The Scottish Nation. A. Fullerton & Co.: Edinburgh. Page 479. Accessed 2008-03-04.

Smith may refer to:

• Smith (metalwork), a person involved in the shaping of metal objects
• Smith (surname), an English name
  • People with the surname Smith
• Smith (TV series) (2006), an American television series
• Smith (band), a 1960s American rock band
• Smith (lunar crater), a lunar impact crater on the far side of the moon, named after American astronaut Mike Smith
• Smith (gotra), a Jat clan, part of the Jat clan system in India
• Smith antigen, target for antibodies produced in a subset of cases of systemic lupus erythematosus, named after Stephanie Smith, first documented patient to exhibit such autoimmunity

Places

• Fort Smith, several places (cities and military fortifications)
• Smith Islands National Park in Queensland, Australia
• Mount Smith, a mountain in Antarctica
• Mount Smith (New Zealand), a mountain in Canterbury, New Zealand
• Smith Volcano, in the Philippines
• Smith, Buenos Aires, a settlement in Carlos Casares Partido, Argentina
• Smith (Martian crater), a crater on Mars
• Smith River, several rivers and communities in Canada and the United States

In the United States

• Smith County, several counties
• Smith, Indiana, unincorporated town
• Smith Center, Kansas
• Smith Island, Maryland
• Smith Mills, Massachusetts
• Smith Township, Pennsylvania
• Smith Valley, Nevada
• Smith Village, Oklahoma

Organizations

• Smith Automobile Company, an early automobile manufacturer in Topeka, Kansas
• The Smith Family, an Australian charity for disadvantaged children
• Smith International, a Fortune 500 company making various products for the oil industry
• Smith College, a women's liberal arts college in Massachusetts, USA
• The Smith's Snackfood Company
• Smith machine, weight training equipment
• Smith Museum of Stained Glass Windows, an exhibition at Chicago's Navy Pier
• Smith & Wesson, a firearms manufacturer
• W H Smith, a high-street chic bookshop chain in the UK
• Smith Electric Vehicles.

Fiction

• Agent Smith, a fictional antagonist from The Matrix series of films
• "Smith of Wootton Major", a short story by J. R. R. Tolkien
• Smith & Smith, a Canadian TV series
• Smith (Warwick Deeping), a 1932 novel by Warwick Deeping
• Smith (Leon Garfield), a 1967 novel by Leon Garfield

See also

• Smyth (surname page)
• Psmith (the 'P' is silent), a character created by P. G. Wodehouse

Disambiguation pages

• Smiths (disambiguation)
• Smithfield (disambiguation)
• Smithland (disambiguation)
• Smithville (disambiguation)

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