wordsmith
noun
word·smith
ˈwərd-ˌsmith 
: a person who works with words
especially
: a skillful writer
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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
See All Example Sentences for wordsmith
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordsmith. Accessed 1 Apr. 2025.
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