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
He might be best known as the Minnesota-via-Brooklyn frontman of the Hold Steady, a punk bar-band wordsmith specializing in down-and-out tales with a Midwest flavor.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Clad in vibrant orange — a color aligning with his most recent album, Toda Época Tiene Su Encanto, which dropped September 2024 — the Puerto Rican wordsmith and his 12-member troupe brought a genre-bending set to the stage.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Poetry remains an exciting place where lyrical wordsmiths turn truth into art.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
After two days of sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar, wordsmiths head to Kharkhorin, the town that was the Mongol Empire’s capital in the 13th century, where the retreat truly begins.
—Ginanne Brownell, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 6 Apr. 2025
Clad in vibrant orange — a color aligning with his most recent album, Toda Época Tiene Su Encanto, which dropped September 2024 — the Puerto Rican wordsmith and his 12-member troupe brought a genre-bending set to the stage.
—Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Poetry remains an exciting place where lyrical wordsmiths turn truth into art.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
After two days of sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar, wordsmiths head to Kharkhorin, the town that was the Mongol Empire’s capital in the 13th century, where the retreat truly begins.
—Ginanne Brownell, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordsmith
Noun
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Enquirer staff writer Gillian Stawiszynski contributed to this report.—
Kevin Grasha,
The Enquirer,
11 July 2025
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Times staff writer Rachel Uranga contributed to this report.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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His name was Lin Yutang, a noted linguist and writer from southern China.—
Emily Feng,
NPR,
5 July 2025
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Leslie’s accidental discovery aligned with the lines of a renowned linguist.—
Kaitlyn Gomez,
USA Today,
1 July 2025
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Star Wars books From the days of the High Republic to the Rise of the First Order, storytellers from across the Star Wars galaxy offer behind-the-scenes stories.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
11 July 2025
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Hill, the son of Stephen King, is an enthralling storyteller.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
10 July 2025
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordsmith. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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