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
Clad in vibrant orange — a color aligning with his most recent album, Toda Época Tiene Su Encanto, which dropped September 2024 — the Puerto Rican wordsmith and his 12-member troupe brought a genre-bending set to the stage.
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Poetry remains an exciting place where lyrical wordsmiths turn truth into art.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
After two days of sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar, wordsmiths head to Kharkhorin, the town that was the Mongol Empire’s capital in the 13th century, where the retreat truly begins.
—Ginanne Brownell, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
There, Brewer helped to launch the careers of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and wordsmith Shel Silverstein.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 14 Mar. 2024
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Isabela Raygoza, Billboard, 1 May 2025
Poetry remains an exciting place where lyrical wordsmiths turn truth into art.
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2025
After two days of sightseeing in Ulaanbaatar, wordsmiths head to Kharkhorin, the town that was the Mongol Empire’s capital in the 13th century, where the retreat truly begins.
—Ginanne Brownell, New York Times, 13 Feb. 2025
There, Brewer helped to launch the careers of Willie Nelson, Waylon Jennings, Kris Kristofferson and wordsmith Shel Silverstein.
—Audrey Gibbs, The Tennessean, 14 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordsmith
Noun
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Instead the line was conceived after the script writers, Al Reinert and Bill Broyles, interviewed Kranz at his home Texas, south of Johnson Space Center.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
29 June 2025
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Alexandra Koch is a breaking news writer for Fox News Digital.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
29 June 2025
Noun
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Sonia eventually earned a Ph.D. and is now a computational linguist for a major tech company.—
Stephanie H. Murray,
The Atlantic,
31 Mar. 2025
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Some linguists and other scientists have been quick to point out that chimpanzee communication is far less flexible and complicated than human language.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
12 May 2025
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Director Giovanna Sardelli is a terrific storyteller, and in this case, her artistry works hand-to-glove with Nina Ball’s beautifully rustic scenic design.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
28 June 2025
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Since then, he’s opted to help provide a platform for newer indie storytellers, and Ponyboi star-screenwriter River Gallo is the latest example of that intention.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
27 June 2025
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordsmith. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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