coppersmith

[ kop-er-smith ]

noun

1. a person who makes utensils, jewelry, etc., out of copper.
2. a crimson-breasted barbet, Megalaima haemacephala, of India, southeast Asia, and adjacent islands, characterized by the ringing, metallic sound of its note.

coppersmith

/ ˈkɒpəˌsmɪθ /

noun

1. a person who works copper or copper alloys
2. an Asian barbet (a bird), Megalaima haemacephala, the call of which has a ringing metallic note

Word History and Origins

Origin of coppersmith¹

1300–50; Middle English copresmythe. See copper ¹, smith

Example Sentences

The artisans there — including a gold-leaf specialist, coppersmiths and wood carvers — fear that their meticulous work will be destroyed, as has happened in years past.

From New York Times

His father, a coppersmith and jeweler, settled with his family in Brooklyn a decade later.

From Washington Post

Clangs rang from a coppersmith shaping bowls with a hammer.

From New York Times

I spoke to coopers, coppersmiths, jam makers, meat curers and farmers.

From Salon

“Even if the painter’s son, a Chitrakar, wanted to do the coppersmith job of a Tamrakar, they weren’t able to,” he said, referring to another Hindu ethnic group.

From Seattle Times