Definitions for Smith
smɪθsmith

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smith, Ian Smith, Ian Douglas Smithnoun

   Rhodesian statesman who declared independence of Zimbabwe from Great Britain (born in 1919)

2. Smith, David Smith, David Roland Smithnoun

   United States sculptor (1906-1965)

3. Smith, Kate Smith, Kathryn Elizabeth Smithnoun

   United States singer noted for her rendition of patriotic songs (1909-1986)

4. Smith, Julia Evelina Smithnoun

   United States suffragist who refused to pay taxes until she could vote (1792-1886)

5. Smith, Bessie Smithnoun

   United States blues singer (1894-1937)

6. Smith, Joseph Smithnoun

   religious leader who founded the Mormon Church in 1830 (1805-1844)

7. Smith, John Smith, Captain John Smithnoun

   English explorer who helped found the colony at Jamestown, Virginia; was said to have been saved by Pocahontas (1580-1631)

8. Smith, Adam Smithnoun

   Scottish economist who advocated private enterprise and free trade (1723-1790)

9. smithnoun

   someone who works at something specified

10. smith, metalworkernoun

    someone who works metal (especially by hammering it when it is hot and malleable)

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smithnoun

   An English surname (the most common in Britain, the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand).

2. Etymology: smiþ, from smiþaz. Cognate with Dutch smid, German Schmied, Swedish/Norwegian smed.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smithnoun

   Etymology: smið , Saxon; smeth, German; smid, Dutch; from smitan , Saxon, to beat.

   1. One who forges with his hammer; one who works in metals.

   He doth nothing but talk of his horse, and can shoe him. I am afraid, my lady, his mother, played false with a smith. William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   Lawless man, the anvil dares profane,
   And forge that steel by which a man is slain:
   Which earth at first for plough shares did afford;
   Nor yet the smith had learn’d to form a sword. Nahum Tate.

   The ordinary qualities observable in iron, or a diamond, that make their true complex idea, a smith or a jeweler commonly knows better than a philosopher. John Locke.

   2. He that makes or effects any thing.

   The doves repented, though too late,
   Become the smiths of their own foolish fate. Dryden.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smith

   Daniel Campbell Smith (born 14 July 1986) is an English singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the lead singer, primary songwriter and founder of the British rock band Bastille. The band formed in 2010 and gained mass popularity in 2013 when the song Pompeii was released with their album Bad Blood. The band then released their second album, Wild World in September 2016. In June 2019, the band released their third album Doom Days.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. smith

   1) A smith is a professional who works with metals, traditionally blacksmiths or goldsmiths, who make or repair things such as tools, horseshoes, or jewelry. This term is often used as a suffix in job titles like silversmith, goldsmith, or blacksmith. 2) Smith is also a common last name of English origin, primarily indicating a family's historical trade or craft. 3) In terms of geology, a "smith" or "stratum" refers to a layer or a series of layers of rock in the ground. 4) In bird terminology, "smith" refers to a kind of long-tailed songbird, specifically the Long-tailed Tits, as it was named after the English zoologist Charles Hamilton Smith.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Smithnoun

   one who forges with the hammer; one who works in metals; as, a blacksmith, goldsmith, silversmith, and the like

2. Smithnoun

   one who makes or effects anything

3. Smithnoun

   to beat into shape; to forge

4. Etymology: [AS. smiian. See Smith, n.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Smith

   smith, n. one who forges with the hammer: a worker in metals: one who makes anything.—ns. Smith′ery, the workshop of a smith: work done by a smith—also Smith′ing; Smith′y, the workshop of a smith; Smith′y-coal, a kind of small coal much used by smiths. [A.S. smith; Ger. schmied.]

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1. smith

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. SMITH

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Smith is ranked #1 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Smith surname appeared 2,442,977 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 828 would have the surname Smith.
   
   70.9% or 1,732,071 total occurrences were White.
   23.1% or 564,572 total occurrences were Black.
   2.4% or 58,631 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.1% or 53,501 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.8% or 21,742 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.5% or 12,215 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Mormon
   • Economist
   • Explorer
   • Sculptor
   • Singer
   • Skilled Worker
   • Statesman
   • Suffragist

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Smith' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1283

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Smith' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2384

How to pronounce Smith?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Smith in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Smith in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Smith in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of Smith in a Sentence

1. Charles Bierbauer:

   The challenge for the Republicans is they’re running hard right to get the nomination … but they are going to need some of the independent voters [in November], there may be, to Smith’s advantage, crossover voters from the Republican Party who are anti-Trump.

2. Jeffrey Sonnenfeld:

   Gordon Smith and Daniel Pinto has built up an incredible bench strength beneath Gordon Smith and Daniel Pinto continually, gordon Smith has the Jamie Dimon gift of clarity and wit. They are in fantastic hands in terms of next generational cohort.

3. Os Keyes:

   Aaron Smith could add a million categories, and unless Aaron Smith're adding one category per person Aaron Smith're never going to get to a place where Aaron Smith can work out someone's gender from their face.

4. Clay Travis:

   If ‘The Rock’ had come out and made that joke, [Smith] ain’t walking up on the stage and open-hand slapping ‘The Rock,’.

5. The NFL:

   All I can say is that I'm not a racist. I can't tell you how sick I am. I apologize again to De Smith, but I feel good about who I am and what I've done my entire life. I apologize for the insensitive remarks. I had no racial intentions with those remarks at all.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Smith
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Smith
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Smith
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smith
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Smith
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Smith
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html