A person who builds, repairs, or maintains bicycles, similar to how a blacksmith works with metal.
From 'cycle' plus 'smith' (Old English smið, a craftsperson who works metal or builds things). The word is modeled after occupational names like 'blacksmith' and 'goldsmith'.
Cyclesmiths became respected craftspeople in the 1880s and 1890s—they had specialized knowledge about precision engineering, and some famous cyclesmiths went on to invent motorcycles and early automobiles!
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