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wordsmith en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈwɜːdsmɪθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈwɝdˌsmɪθ/ (General-American)

Etymology

The noun is derived from word + smith (“craftsperson who works metal into desired forms; (by extension) one who makes anything”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Meanings

  1. One who uses words skilfully.
    • She has always been known as a capable wordsmith, but in this latest novel she also shows surprising emotional depth.
    • I bottle up and then spill it in verses / One day, I'm wordless, next day, I'm a wordsmith / Close to success, but to happiness, I'm the furthest 2021, Little Simz, “Introvert”, in Sometimes I Might Be Introvert:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wordsmiths Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

jokesmith · songsmith

Deriveds

wordsmithery

Hyponyms

logodaedalus · wordman · wordsman · wordster

Relateds

writer · prose stylist

Synonyms

wordmonger

Translations (32)

cmn 段子手 (one who uses words skillfully) · cmn 文字能手 (one who uses words skillfully) · th คนพูด (one who uses words skillfully) · tr söz ustası (one who uses words skillfully) · uk красномо́вець (one who uses words skillfully) · fr poète (one who uses words skillfully) · pl retor (one who uses words skillfully) · es pico de oro (one who uses words skillfully) · sv ordsmed (one who uses words skillfully) · fi sanataituri (one who uses words skillfully) · cy crefftwr geiriau (one who uses words skillfully) · fi sanailija (one who uses words skillfully) · pl retorka (one who uses words skillfully) · fi sananiekka (one who uses words skillfully) · mk ко́вач на збо́рови (one who uses words skillfully) · fi sanaseppä (one who uses words skillfully) · pl orator (one who uses words skillfully) · pl krasomówczyni (one who uses words skillfully) · nb ordsmed (one who uses words skillfully) · es liróforo (one who uses words skillfully) · uk красномовчи́ня (one who uses words skillfully) · az söz ustası (one who uses words skillfully) · pl krasomówca (one who uses words skillfully) · mi tohunga whakarāwai kupu (one who uses words skillfully) · nl woordkunstenaar (one who uses words skillfully) · th ช่างพูด (one who uses words skillfully) · fi sanaseppo (one who uses words skillfully) · de Wortschmied (one who uses words skillfully) · fr belle plume (one who uses words skillfully) · ru ма́стер сло́ва (one who uses words skillfully) · pl oratorka (one who uses words skillfully) · mk зборо́творец (one who uses words skillfully)

wordsmith en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈwɜːdsmɪθ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • /ˈwɝdˌsmɪθ/ (General-American)

Etymology

The noun is derived from word + smith (“craftsperson who works metal into desired forms; (by extension) one who makes anything”). The verb is derived from the noun.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To skilfully compose or craft (something written).
    • Then he reads the prompt, which has been carefully wordsmithed by Mr. [Ted] Wetzel and his collaborators. 2022 November 10, Simon Montlake, “In Ohio, one man’s quest to get more voters to agree to disagree”, in The Christian Science Monitor, Boston, Mass.: Christian Science Publishing Society, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 05 Apr 2023:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
wordsmiths Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
wordsmithed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
wordsmithed Tense=Past lexicographic
wordsmithing Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Deriveds

wordsmithing

Translations (5)

uk красномо́вити (to skilfully compose or craft (something written)) · cmn 巧妙地運用語言 /巧妙地运用语言 (to skilfully compose or craft (something written)) · pl szlifować tekst (to skilfully compose or craft (something written)) · uk красномовля́ти (to skilfully compose or craft (something written)) · fi sanaseppoilla (to skilfully compose or craft (something written))