name, noun ·3 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A smith who made the iron tips for arrows.
2. 2
   a maker of arrows wordnet

Proper Noun

1. 1
   A surname originating as an occupation. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   A town in the Shire of Irwin, Mid West region, Western Australia. countable, uncountable
3. 3
   A river in the Mid West region, Western Australia, named after cartographer John Arrowsmith. countable, uncountable
4. 4
   A township and village therein, in McLean County, Illinois, United States, named after settler Ezekiel Arrowsmith. countable, uncountable

Etymology

Etymology 1

From arrow + smith.

Etymology 2

From arrowsmith, an occupational surname for a maker of iron arrowheads.

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