coppersmith:

(also, less commonly, ‘redsmith‘; plural: ‘coppersmiths‘; pronunciation: the letter ‘c’ is said with a ‘k’ sound — ‘copper…smith’)

a person who makes things/objects from copper metal, usually utensils,

a coppersmith at work

e.g.

As an artisan, a coppersmith was given much respect as he was needed by everyone, from a housewife who brews tea in a kettle, a wine-maker who brews wine to a soldier who readied himself for a battle.

Every town in the past had at least a coppersmith, a blacksmith, a goldsmith, a cartwright besides other traders because without them the daily life of a common man as well as of a lord would come to a standstill.

In the present day scenario, coppersmiths still continue their trade but not for producing kitchen utensils but for creating art work, such as decorative pieces, sculpting small statues that are placed in show-cases, etc, and so, the new name for them is ‘copper artist’!

(a copper kettle)

Note 1: ‘Coppersmith’, always with a capital ‘C’, is often found in the names of people, e.g. Chris Coppersmith, Susan Coppersmith, Jody Coppersmith, etc.

 

Note 2: ‘Coppersmith’ is also used to refer to a brightly coloured bird that has a metallic ringing call. For a colourful article on ‘coppersmith barbet’ bird, please click here.

for an article on the way the coppersmiths in the past wore clothes, please click here, for an informative article on the way a coppersmith, old and moderen, runs his business, please click here, and for an excellent article on what a modern-day coppersmith does in comparison with what the coppersmith of the past did, please click here.

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