wordsmith
noun
word·smith
ˈwərd-ˌsmith 
: a person who works with words
especially
: a skillful writer
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Eventually, this wordsmith shows up as well: Eileen Lovberg (Tar‘s Nina Hoss).
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Gips is one of the many unsung heroes of Hollywood, a wordsmith who encapsulated a film that may not have otherwise attracted the public’s attention.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
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
As a wordsmith, something of who Gayden was as a man becomes evident.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 29 Oct. 2025
Gips is one of the many unsung heroes of Hollywood, a wordsmith who encapsulated a film that may not have otherwise attracted the public’s attention.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
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
As a wordsmith, something of who Gayden was as a man becomes evident.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordsmith. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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