"wordsman" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: wordsmen [plural]
Etymology: words + -man Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|words|man}} words + -man Head templates: {{en-noun|wordsmen}} wordsman (plural wordsmen)
  1. A man who is a wordsmith.
    Sense id: en-wordsman-en-noun-YrPC88vI
  2. (archaic) One who deals in words, or in mere words; a verbalist. Tags: archaic
    Sense id: en-wordsman-en-noun-TNBIfEX5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -man Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -man: 43 57
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: wordman, wordsmith Derived forms: wordsmanship

Inflected forms

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