different between tailor vs blacksmith

English

Alternative forms

• tailour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Anglo-Norman taillour, from Old French tailleor, from taillier, from Late Latin tali?, from Latin t?lea (“a cutting”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?te?l?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /?te?l?/
• Homophone: tailer
• Rhymes: -e?l?(?)

Noun

tailor (plural tailors)

1. A person who makes, repairs, or alters clothes professionally, especially suits and men's clothing.

2. (Australia) The bluefish (Pomatomus saltatrix).
   • 1880, New South Wales. Parliament. Legislative Council, Journal (volume 30, part 3, page 460)

     The tailor — is that a sea fish — a line fish? It is a sea fish, but not a line fish. They will bite at a line, but they are not a fish you can depend on with the line.

Synonyms

• (fish): bluefish

Derived terms

Related terms

• dressmaker
• seamster

Translations

Verb

tailor (third-person singular simple present tailors, present participle tailoring, simple past and past participle tailored)

1. (transitive, intransitive) To make, repair, or alter clothes.

2. (transitive) To make or adapt (something) for a specific need.

3. (transitive) To restrict (something) in order to meet a particular need.

Translations

See also

• Taylor

References

• Australian Fish and How to Catch Them, Richard Allan, Landsdowne Publishing, 1990, ?ISBN.

Anagrams

• Liator, Rialto, Triola

English

Etymology

black (color of iron) +? smith (related to smite)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?blæk.sm??/

Noun

blacksmith (plural blacksmiths)

1. A person who forges iron.

   Synonyms: (Scotland, obsolete, slang) burn-the-wind, ironsmith

   Coordinate terms: goldsmith, whitesmith, silversmith, platinumsmith, farrier, forge

   Hyponyms: bladesmith, swordsmith

   Hypernyms: smith, metalsmith, smithy

   • The blacksmith may forge what Religion he pleases.
2. (informal) A person who shoes horses.

   Synonym: farrier

3. A blackish fish of the Pacific coast (Chromis punctipinnis).

Usage notes

Historically, blacksmiths in small communities have played a number of other roles, including farrier, wainwright and wheelwright. However, blacksmithing properly refers to the forging of iron, and blacksmiths and farriers themselves make the distinction.

Related terms

• gunsmith

Translations

Verb

blacksmith (third-person singular simple present blacksmiths, present participle blacksmithing, simple past and past participle blacksmithed)

1. (intransitive) To work as a blacksmith.