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
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.
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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
Back then, people fought for sport and who was the best wordsmith.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Though the mainstream country's most successful wordsmith of the past decade, Gorley sang and played the keyboard along with Malone's hits.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 18 June 2024
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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
Back then, people fought for sport and who was the best wordsmith.
—Matthew Bremner, Rolling Stone, 5 Jan. 2025
Though the mainstream country's most successful wordsmith of the past decade, Gorley sang and played the keyboard along with Malone's hits.
—Marcus K. Dowling, The Tennessean, 18 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordsmith
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Set to John Kander and Fred Ebb's — the legendary duo behind Chicago and Cabaret — award-winning score and a book by Tony Award winner Terrence McNally, Condon's adaptation draws inspiration from the Broadway musical and the acclaimed 1976 novel of the same name by Argentinian writer Manuel Puig.—
Mekishana Pierre Updated,
EW.com,
5 June 2025
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Today, their descendants are politely called writers.—
Caity Weaver,
The Atlantic,
5 June 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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The guests featured on the latest episode of Real Time were California Gov. Gavin Newsom, American linguist John McWhorter and political commentator Rikki Schlott.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Mar. 2025
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Dante is a masterful storyteller and unflinching in his recollections.—
Mark Olsen,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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Comedian, storyteller and public speaker Ali Siddiq is on the way to the Kravis Center in West Palm Beach with his In the Shadows tour stop on Dec. 20.—
Ben Crandell,
Sun Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordsmith. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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