Meanings
plural wordsmiths
- One who uses words skilfully.First known use late 19th c.
She has always been known as a capable wordsmith, but in this latest novel she also shows surprising emotional depth.
1 more example
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 IntrovertSynonyms: wordmonger
present singular third person wordsmiths · participle present wordsmithing · participle past wordsmithed · past wordsmithed
- transitiveTo 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
Synonyms & antonyms
nounOne who uses words skilfully.
Origin
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.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 文字能手, 段子手
- 文字能手 (wénzì néngshǒu)one who uses words skillfully
- 段子手 (duànzishǒu)one who uses words skillfully
- 巧妙地運用語言 /巧妙地运用语言 (qiǎomiào de yùnyòng yǔyán)to skilfully compose or craft (something written)
Dutch woordkunstenaar
- woordkunstenaarone who uses words skillfully
Finnish sananiekka, sanailija
- sananiekkaone who uses words skillfully
- sanailijaone who uses words skillfully
- sanaseppäone who uses words skillfully
- sanaseppoone who uses words skillfully
- sanataiturione who uses words skillfully
- sanaseppoillato skilfully compose or craft (something written)
French belle plume, poète
- belle plumeone who uses words skillfully
- poèteone who uses words skillfully
German Wortschmied
- Wortschmiedone who uses words skillfully
Māori tohunga whakarāwai kupu
- tohunga whakarāwai kupuone who uses words skillfully
Norwegian Bokmål ordsmed
- ordsmedone who uses words skillfully
Polish krasomówca, krasomówczyni
- krasomówcaone who uses words skillfully
- krasomówczynione who uses words skillfully
- retorone who uses words skillfully
- retorkaone who uses words skillfully
- oratorone who uses words skillfully
- oratorkaone who uses words skillfully
- szlifować tekstto skilfully compose or craft (something written)
Russian ма́стер сло́ва
- ма́стер сло́ва (máster slóva)one who uses words skillfully
Spanish liróforo, pico de oro
- liróforoone who uses words skillfully
- pico de oroone who uses words skillfully
Swedish ordsmed
- ordsmedone who uses words skillfully
Thai ช่างพูด, คนพูด
- ช่างพูดone who uses words skillfully
- คนพูดone who uses words skillfully
Turkish söz ustası
- söz ustasıone who uses words skillfully
Ukrainian красномо́вець, красномовчи́ня
- красномо́вець (krasnomóvecʹ)one who uses words skillfully
- красномовчи́ня (krasnomovčýnja)one who uses words skillfully
- красномовля́ти (krasnomovljáty)to skilfully compose or craft (something written)
- красномо́вити (krasnomóvyty)to skilfully compose or craft (something written)
Welsh crefftwr geiriau
- crefftwr geiriauone who uses words skillfully
Cite this entry
wordsmith. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordsmith
“wordsmith.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordsmith. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “wordsmith,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/wordsmith.
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