What do we call the person who works with iron (tools, horseshoes)?

The story behind the answer

The village smith heated iron in a forge and hammered it on an anvil to make everyday essentials—tools, nails, hinges, weapons, and horseshoes—so this is the role linked to ironworking in medieval life. A farrier specialized in horses’ hooves and shoeing, a metalsmith is a broad term for anyone shaping metal, and an ironworker today usually means a builder of steel frameworks.

In the Middle Ages, the smithy was a community hub: bellows roared, charcoal glowed, and the steady clang rang out as iron was forged, quenched, and tempered. From castle gates and armor to plowshares and cart fittings, their work powered both warfare and agriculture, and many belonged to guilds that guarded techniques and upheld quality.