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
In terms of lyricism, 21 Savage ranks himself as the top wordsmith currently rapping out of Atlanta.
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Soldi—a wordsmith, calligrapher and designer—is the brand guardian, infusing each property with her whimsical, signature touch, while Perduca masterminds the interior design.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
She was best known for her outspoken advocacy and her charismatic delivery and was a friend of fellow wordsmiths Maya Angelou, Sonia Sanchez, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin and Toni Morrison.
—Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Benny The Butcher has given Lloyd Banks his flowers, praising the emcee for his lyrical excellence and deeming him as one of the greatest wordsmiths to pick up a mic.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 June 2024
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Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Dec. 2024
Soldi—a wordsmith, calligrapher and designer—is the brand guardian, infusing each property with her whimsical, signature touch, while Perduca masterminds the interior design.
—Jenn Rice, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
She was best known for her outspoken advocacy and her charismatic delivery and was a friend of fellow wordsmiths Maya Angelou, Sonia Sanchez, Gwendolyn Brooks, James Baldwin and Toni Morrison.
—Astrid Kayembe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Benny The Butcher has given Lloyd Banks his flowers, praising the emcee for his lyrical excellence and deeming him as one of the greatest wordsmiths to pick up a mic.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 12 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wordsmith
Noun
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Contributing Writer Nola Taylor Tillman is a contributing writer for Space.com.—
Nola Taylor Tillman,
Space.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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Daniel Nugent-Bowman is a staff writer who covers the Edmonton Oilers for The Athletic.—
Daniel Nugent-Bowman,
The Athletic,
17 Feb. 2025
Noun
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As linguists and geneticists continue to untangle the origins of Indo-European languages, one thing is clear—the story of language is one of movement, change and cultural exchange, far from the rigid, nationalist narratives of the past.—
Ella Jeffries,
Smithsonian Magazine,
6 Feb. 2025
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Babbel lessons were designed by a team of over 100 expert linguists.—
StackCommerce Team (Sponsored),
PCMAG,
27 Jan. 2025
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Instead, Larson will win it behind the strength of Hendrick Motorsports, the New York Yankees of NASCAR — setting him up for another championship-contending Cup season and leaving all motorsport storytellers despondent, wondering what could’ve been.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Feb. 2025
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The writer of the issue was Peter David, a prolific genre storyteller whose own father fled the Nazis and who would later take to his website to compare the first Trump administration to Hitler.—
Darren Franich,
Vulture,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordsmith. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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