forger
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7.1
- noun
- /ˈfɔrʤər/
- Archaic
- In ancient times, a forger would create tools and weapons that were essential for survival.
Examples
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The painter or the forger?
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- Art forger.
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You happen to be a forger.
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You may see the tailor and the forger.
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Son of a great forger who paints as well as dad.
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I've got air hammers and gas forgers and electric kilns which I used for experimentation and making sure that what I think is happening the ancient way is actually happening with some modern tests.
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The skilled forger heated the iron until it glowed red and then shaped it into a beautiful horseshoe.
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At the medieval fair, the forger demonstrated traditional blacksmithing techniques to the fascinated crowd.
Synonyms
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4.8
A person who makes and fixes metal objects by heating and hammering them into shape
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4.8
A person or company that makes metal parts and computer chips
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3.5
A person who makes things from metal, often by hammering or welding
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9.9
A person who makes things well by hand
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4.2
A person who makes or repairs metal items by shaping and joining them
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8.8
A person who pours hot metal into molds to make objects
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4.4
A person who makes and shapes things from iron
How Skilled
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Forger originally named a worker at a forge, a hot workshop where metal is heated and 'shaped'. So a forger is a metalworker, a blacksmith.