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wordsmith

[wurd-smith] / ˈwɜrdˌsmɪθ /






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Lorenz Hart was a great American wordsmith, and a great American catastrophe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 16, 2025

Until recently considered a sign of carelessness or even stupidity, the error is now seen by some to be the indelible fingerprint of a human wordsmith.

From Slate • Aug. 20, 2025

One honour the Salford-born wordsmith has agreed to accept is the 2025 Northern Music Award, which he will receive at a ceremony in Liverpool on Thursday.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

An astute wordsmith who writes novels in between TV shows, the Austin, Texas-based creator and showrunner excels in telling faux true-crime stories from the heartland populated with dead bodies, homespun wit and morally conflicted characters.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2024

But Tariq liked to think himself a wordsmith, so it all got worse after they started hanging around.

From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon