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
As a wordsmith, something of who Gayden was as a man becomes evident.
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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
Such talent is rare, but speaking to the most profound layers of our humanity is not solely the preserve of wordsmiths.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The two young wordsmiths representing Colorado at the Scripps National Spelling Bee were knocked out of the competition Wednesday.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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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
Such talent is rare, but speaking to the most profound layers of our humanity is not solely the preserve of wordsmiths.
—Nina-Sophia Miralles, Forbes.com, 28 May 2025
The two young wordsmiths representing Colorado at the Scripps National Spelling Bee were knocked out of the competition Wednesday.
—Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 28 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordsmith
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Brenda Looper joined the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette as a news clerk in April 1997, and worked as a feature writer, reviewer and copy editor on the news side before moving to the opinion section in July 2011.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
28 Jan. 2026
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Ryan Collett is a writer, animator, and knitter.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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According to linguist Gorrie, the story had traveled far and been translated multiple times before reaching Walpole in London.—
Juliana Kim,
NPR,
7 Jan. 2026
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Additional images show Epstein, who died in prison in August 2019, alongside the likes of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, filmmaker Woody Allen, linguist Noam Chomsky, Google co-founder Sergey Brin and conservative political strategist Steve Bannon.—
Sean Neumann,
PEOPLE,
18 Dec. 2025
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordsmith. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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