noun ·4 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A person who shapes metal.
2. 2
   someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable) wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

forgerhephaestusmetallurgistmetalwrightsmithsmith

Etymology

From metal + worker.

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