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
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.
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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
McLaughlin is a rhythm guitarist and thoughtful wordsmith who, alongside Prine, counted Johnny Cash and blues legend Taj Mahal, among many other notable figures as fans.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
The contest will be judged by a diverse panel of publishing professionals and wordsmiths, including literary lions, MFA program faculty, prominent literary agents, library leaders, festival directors, along with members of Acorn’s editorial team.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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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
McLaughlin is a rhythm guitarist and thoughtful wordsmith who, alongside Prine, counted Johnny Cash and blues legend Taj Mahal, among many other notable figures as fans.
—Marcus K. Dowling, Nashville Tennessean, 28 Aug. 2025
The contest will be judged by a diverse panel of publishing professionals and wordsmiths, including literary lions, MFA program faculty, prominent literary agents, library leaders, festival directors, along with members of Acorn’s editorial team.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordsmith
Noun
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Ed Simon is the Public Humanities Special Faculty in the English Department of Carnegie Mellon University, a staff writer for Lit Hub, and the editor of Belt Magazine.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Ernest Chambers, a prolific TV writer-producer whose 60-year career working on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, My Three Sons, The Dick Van Dyke Show and dozens of specials and variety shows that landed him 11 Emmy nominations, has died.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
2 June 2026
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The field shrank Monday when candidate Lindsey Church, a former Navy linguist who runs a nonprofit serving minority veterans, dropped out of the race and endorsed Macías.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 May 2026
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New York Times columnist, best-selling author, linguist and Columbia University professor John McWhorter doesn't shy away from controversy and isn't afraid to offend people.—
Mo Rocca,
CBS News,
24 May 2026
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordsmith. Accessed 5 Jun. 2026.
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