Goldsmith - Dictionary Definition and Overview

Goldsmith :  (noun)
1: an artisan who makes jewelry and other objects out of gold [syn: goldworker, gold-worker]
2: Irish writer of novels and poetry and plays and essays (1728-1774) [syn: Goldsmith, Oliver Goldsmith]

Based on WordNet 2.0

Goldsmith : \Gold"smith`\, n. [AS. goldsmi?. See Gold., and Smith.] 1. An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments, etc., of gold.

2. A banker. [Obs.]

Note: The goldsmiths of London formerly received money on deposit because they were prepared to keep it safely.

Goldsmith beetle (Zo["o]l.), a large, bright yellow, American beetle ({Cotalpa lanigera), of the family Scarab[ae]id[ae]

Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

Goldsmith, TX (city, FIPS 30044) Location: 31.98308 N, 102.61651 W Population (1990): 297 (144 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79741

Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:

Goldsmith :  (Neh. 3:8,32; Isa. 40:19; 41:7; 46:6). The word so rendered means properly a founder or finer.



Based on U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [Census_Database]:
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