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.\n* A blacksmith works with iron and steel.\n* A goldsmith works with gold.\n* A locksmith works with locks.\n* A silversmith or brightsmith works with silver.\n* A tinsmith or whitesmith works with tin ("white iron").\n* 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

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