wordsmith
pronunciation
How to pronounce wordsmith in British English:
UK [ˈwɜ:dsmɪθ]
How to pronounce wordsmith in American English:
US [ˈwɜrdsmɪθ]
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- Noun:
- a fluent and prolific writer
Word Origin
- wordsmith (n.)
- 1896, from word (n.) + smith (n.). There is a "Mrs. F. Wordsmith" in the Detroit City Directory for 1855-56, but perhaps this is a typo.
Example
- 1. I 'm somewhat of a wordsmith , you know ?
- 2. You don t have to be a brilliant wordsmith either !
- 3. Proust is more a philosopher than a wordsmith , and that 's the strength of the book , as well its weakness .
- 4. The fact that such a decent wordsmith should say this in a speech on plain english is devastating .
- 5. You are sheriff wordsmith , tasked with eliminating 10 notorious bad word gangs that have been terrorizing towns and misspelling words throughout the wild west !