Dictionary

tinsmith en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtɪnˌsmɪθ/
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Etymology

Etymology tree English tin Proto-Germanic *smiþaz Proto-West Germanic *smiþ Old English smiþ Middle English smyth English smith English tinsmith From tin + smith.

Meanings

1. A person who makes or repairs things with tin or similar alloys.
   • "Then bring them to me," she said. And when the tinsmiths came, bringing with them all their tools in baskets, she inquired, "Can you straighten out those dents in the Tin Woodman, and bend him back into shape again, and solder him together where he is broken?" 1900 May 17, L[yman] Frank Baum, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Chicago, Ill.; New York, N.Y.: Geo[rge] M[elvin] Hill Co., →OCLC:
   • A little later this was replaced by a new-fangled naphtha lamp made by a local tinsmith which gave a better light but emitted an evil smell. 1977, K.M. Elizabeth Murray, Caught in the Web of Words, Oxford: Oxford University Press, page 23:
2. A dealer in tin goods.

Forms

Deriveds

tinsmithing

Hypernyms

smith · metalsmith

Synonyms

whitesmith · tinner

Translations (56)

fi tinaseppä (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · cmn 白鐵匠 /白铁匠 (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · sv bleckslagare (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · ro tinichigiu (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · es hojalatero (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · ca llauner (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · sh ли̏ма̄р (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · sh кала́јџија (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · de Spenglerin (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · cmn 錫匠 /锡匠 (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · sv plåtslagare (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · de Spengler (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · vi thợ thiếc (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · id pandai kaleng (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · tr kalaycı (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · eo ladisto (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · hu ónozó (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · ja 板金工 (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · ja ブリキ屋 (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · scn stagninu (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · sh lȉmār (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · mk калајџија (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · pl blacharz (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · pt latoeiro (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · wa ristinneu (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · cs klempíř (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · alt калайчы (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · de Blechschmiedin (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · es hojalatera (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · vo tünismitan (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · vo tünijismitan (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · bg калайджи́я (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · ru луди́льщик (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · nl tingieter (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · ru жестя́нщик (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · sk klampiar (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · la faber stannicus (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · sl klepar (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · km ជាងដែកស៊ីវិឡាត (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · de Blechschmied (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · lt skardininkas (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · fa رویگر (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · it lattoniere (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · fr ferblantier (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · ko 양철공 (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · vo tünihismitan (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · id tukang kaleng (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · yi בלעכער (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · sh kalájdžija (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · hu ónműves (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · pt funileiro (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · fr étameur (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · de Klempner (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · hu bádogos (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · ota قالایجی (a person who makes or repairs things with tin) · fr chaudronnier d'étain (a person who makes or repairs things with tin)