Smith

A smith is a person involved in the shaping of metal objects. The traditional working place for a smith is a forge or smithy. There are many different kinds of smiths:

• A coppersmith or brownsmith works with copper.
• A blacksmith works with iron and steel.
• A goldsmith works with gold.
• A locksmith works with locks.
• A silversmith or brightsmith works with silver.
• A tinsmith or whitesmith works with tin ("white iron").
• The word whitesmith can also refer to someone who polishes or finishes metal as opposed to forging it.

In pre-industrialized times, a smith was a person of high social standing, as he would supply the metal tools needed for efficient farming (especially the plough).

Notable Smiths

• Paul de Lamerie (18th Century -- England)
• The Smiths were an English rock band.
• The Smith is also a river in the western United States of America (See Smith River.)
• Smith is a relatively common surname amongst those of English descent.
• Smith College is located in Northampton, Massachusetts.
• Smiths Station, Alabama is a town in the USA.