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gemsmith

noun

Etymology

From gem + smith. Compare Old English gimwyrhta (“jeweler”, literally “gem-wright/gem-worker”).

  1. derived from *smēy-✻
  2. inherited from *smiþaz✻
  3. inherited from *smiþ✻
  4. inherited from smiþ
  5. inherited from smyth
  6. compounded as gemsmith — “gem + smith”

Definitions

  1. A maker or worker of gems

    A maker or worker of gems; a jeweler

    • “And a lesser gemsmith would not pay nearly the diamonds' worth. In fact, the shabbier and shadier the operation, the less blunt Martin can expect.” Queenie and Hellen exchanged glances. They both know the shabbiest, shadiest fence of all.
    • Ambrogio Martinello, an Italian gemsmith.

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