wordsmith
noun
word·smith
ˈwərd-ˌsmith 
: a person who works with words
especially
: a skillful writer
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Back then, people fought for sport and who was the best wordsmith.
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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
Longtime Courier Journal columnist Bob Hill has always been a wordsmith but wasn't always a writer.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
Perry knew that wordsmith songwriters needed hooks as well.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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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
Longtime Courier Journal columnist Bob Hill has always been a wordsmith but wasn't always a writer.
—Kirby Adams, The Courier-Journal, 18 Dec. 2024
Perry knew that wordsmith songwriters needed hooks as well.
—David Browne, Rolling Stone, 26 Dec. 2024
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“Wordsmith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/wordsmith. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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