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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Cooper reported from Tempe, Ariz. AP writers Linley Sanders in Washington and Isabella Volmert in Flint, Mich., contributed to this report.—
Jonathan J. Cooper and Nicholas Riccardi,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Mar. 2025
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Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen, also known as the World Wine Guys, are wine, spirits, food, and travel writers, educators, and hosts.—
Mike DeSimone and Jeff Jenssen,
Robb Report,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Details like these aren’t just arcana for linguists to obsess over.—
Bob Holmes,
Smithsonian Magazine,
14 Mar. 2025
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Conrad Gessner, the sixteenth-century Swiss physician, naturalist, and linguist, and reputedly the first European to describe the guinea pig, the tulip, and the pencil, is also said to be the first to write extensively about the northern bald ibis.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Like many storytellers with a passion for seeking justice, Rangeley followed college with law school and a career in social and criminal justice.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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Highlighting artists as storytellers, the installation invites visitors to see the Museum not just as a repository of art, but as a dynamic, living space where culture is continually created, interpreted, reimagined, and hopefully reflected in their own story.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wordsmith. Accessed 29 Mar. 2025.
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