wordsmith
noun
word·smith
ˈwərd-ˌsmith 
: a person who works with words
especially
: a skillful writer
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One of two Colorado spellers competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee advanced to Wednesday’s quarterfinals, conquering the first three rounds of the competition that drew nearly 250 of the nation’s best young wordsmiths to Washington, D.C., this week.
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Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
But Fleming leaps past other wry wordsmiths with his constant, unrelenting effort to wring every last drop of laughter out of every single premise.
—John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
An outstanding producer and a clever wordsmith.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
Rather the answer, according to Obama’s wordsmith, is to take cell phones away from American children who are seeing this carnage on social media and who are rightly horrified.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
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Elizabeth Hernandez, Denver Post, 26 May 2026
But Fleming leaps past other wry wordsmiths with his constant, unrelenting effort to wring every last drop of laughter out of every single premise.
—John Roy, Vulture, 19 Feb. 2026
An outstanding producer and a clever wordsmith.
—Victoria Uwumarogie, Essence, 27 Jan. 2026
Rather the answer, according to Obama’s wordsmith, is to take cell phones away from American children who are seeing this carnage on social media and who are rightly horrified.
—Literary Hub, 17 Dec. 2025
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordsmith. Accessed 16 Jun. 2026.
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