as in writer
a person who is skilled with words
From a young age he showed talent as a wordsmith, always putting thoughts to paper with eloquence and ease.
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Recent Examples of wordsmith
There, Brewer helped to launch the careers of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and wordsmith Shel Silverstein.
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 14 Mar. 2024
Back then, people fought for sport and who was the best wordsmith.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Though the mainstream country's most successful wordsmith of the past decade, Gorley sang and played the keyboard along with Malone's hits.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 18 June 2024
Longtime Courier Journal columnist Bob Hill has always been a wordsmith but wasn't always a writer.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 14 Mar. 2024
Back then, people fought for sport and who was the best wordsmith.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Though the mainstream country's most successful wordsmith of the past decade, Gorley sang and played the keyboard along with Malone's hits.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 18 June 2024
Longtime Courier Journal columnist Bob Hill has always been a wordsmith but wasn't always a writer.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordsmith
Noun
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Connecting with fellow writers at the Northern California Writers’ Retreat provided both emotional support and practical knowledge.—
Jaclyn Westlake,
CNBC,
24 May 2025
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The Sun Sentinel Editorial Board consists of Opinion Editor Steve Bousquet, Deputy Opinion Editor Dan Sweeney, editorial writers Pat Beall and Martin Dyckman, and Executive Editor Gretchen Day-Bryant.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
24 May 2025
Noun
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But the human brain routinely does this work nearly instantaneously based on the language’s grammatical rules, says linguist Andrea E. Martin of the Max Planck Institute for Psycholinguistics in the Netherlands.—
Gayoung Lee,
Scientific American,
14 Apr. 2025
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Why was Kenny Leon the ultimate director for Othello? Moreland: Kenny is a true linguist.—
Jeryl Brunner,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The Visionary Tribute is designed to recognize boundary-pushing work that will inspire the next generation of storytellers.—
Hilary Lewis,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2025
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The collaboration will also inform the development of new AI tools, ensuring that emerging technologies align with the needs of storytellers.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
20 May 2025
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordsmith. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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