wordsmith
noun
word·smith
ˈwərd-ˌsmith 
: a person who works with words
especially
: a skillful writer
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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.
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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
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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
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordsmith. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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