Meanings
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1
noun
a craftsperson who makes, repairs, or sells objects made of gold, especially jewelry
The goldsmith shaped the ring by hand before setting the stone.
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2
noun
a gold dealer who accepted deposits and performed early banking functions; historical
A seventeenth-century merchant might deposit coin with a trusted London goldsmith.
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Etymology
From Old English goldsmith, a transparent compound of gold + smith, with close Germanic cognates. London goldsmiths' secure vaults and receipts led some members of the trade into deposit banking during the seventeenth century.