wordsmith

noun

word·​smith ˈwərd-ˌsmith How to pronounce wordsmith (audio)
: a person who works with words
especially : a skillful writer
wordsmithery noun

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King Kyle Lee, a local artist and leader of the Anti Bullying Gang, helped make McKinnon’s hope turn into a reality, bringing a make-shift recording studio to the young wordsmith’s hospital room to lay down vocals for his track. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 2 Sep. 2025 In much the way Men in Love the novel places Welsh’s own writing in dialogue with the wordsmiths of history, the Men in Love album offers a conversation between two lovers. Sam Davies, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2025 As a wordsmith, something of who Gayden was as a man becomes evident. Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 The hyphen in Molly Jong-Fast’s last name bridges two distinct lineages of wordsmiths. Air Mail, 7 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for wordsmith

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of wordsmith was in 1873

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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordsmith. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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