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. A smith working with iron and steel forging is a blacksmith. Someone who works in silver is a silversmith; one who works with gold is a goldsmith.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).
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.Notable Smiths
