Goldsmith

Gold"smith` (?), n. [AS. goldsmi&?;. See Gold., and Smith.]

1. An artisan who manufactures vessels and ornaments, etc., of gold.

2. A banker. [Obs.]

&fist; The goldsmiths of London formerly received money on deposit because they were prepared to keep it safely.

Goldsmith beetle (Zoöl.), a large, bright yellow, American beetle (Cotalpa lanigera), of the family Scarabæidæ