4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
goldsmith
n 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: {Oliver Goldsmith}]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
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
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Goldsmith
(Neh. 3:8,32; Isa. 40:19; 41:7; 46:6). The word so rendered
means properly a founder or finer.