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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɜːdsmɪθ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɝdˌsmɪθ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wordsmith.wav Forms: wordsmiths [plural]
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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{compound|en|word|smith|notext=1|t2=craftsperson who works metal into desired forms; (by extension) one who makes anything|type=endocentric}} word + smith (“craftsperson who works metal into desired forms; (by extension) one who makes anything”), {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{en-noun}} wordsmith (plural wordsmiths)
  1. One who uses words skilfully. Categories (topical): People Synonyms: wordmonger (english: one sense) Hyponyms: logodaedalus, wordman, wordsman, wordster Derived forms: wordsmithery Related terms: prose stylist, writer Coordinate_terms: jokesmith, songsmith Translations (one who uses words skillfully): 文字能手 (wénzì néngshǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 段子手 (duànzishǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), woordkunstenaar [masculine] (Dutch), sananiekka (Finnish), sanailija (Finnish), sanaseppä (Finnish), sanaseppo (Finnish), sanataituri (Finnish), belle plume [feminine] (French), poète [masculine] (French), зборо́творец (zborótvorec) [masculine] (Macedonian), ко́вач на збо́рови (kóvač na zbórovi) [masculine] (Macedonian), tohunga whakarāwai kupu (Maori), ordsmed [masculine] (Norwegian Bokmål), krasomówca [masculine] (Polish), krasomówczyni [feminine] (Polish), retor [masculine] (Polish), ма́стер сло́ва (máster slóva) [masculine] (Russian), liróforo [masculine] (Spanish), ordsmed (Swedish), ช่างพูด (Thai), คนพูด (Thai), красномо́вець (krasnomóvecʹ) [masculine] (Ukrainian), красномовчи́ня (krasnomovčýnja) [feminine] (Ukrainian), crefftwr geiriau [masculine] (Welsh)
    Sense id: en-wordsmith-en-noun-c3sn8bBD Disambiguation of People: 99 1 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Macedonian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Maori translations, Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Thai translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations, Terms with Welsh translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 58 42 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 65 35 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 60 40 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 63 37 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 64 36 Disambiguation of Terms with Macedonian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Maori translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 68 32 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 65 35 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Thai translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Welsh translations: 64 36

Verb [English]

IPA: /ˈwɜːdsmɪθ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈwɝdˌsmɪθ/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wordsmith.wav Forms: wordsmiths [present, singular, third-person], wordsmithing [participle, present], wordsmithed [participle, past], wordsmithed [past]
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. Etymology templates: {{glossary|noun}} noun, {{compound|en|word|smith|notext=1|t2=craftsperson who works metal into desired forms; (by extension) one who makes anything|type=endocentric}} word + smith (“craftsperson who works metal into desired forms; (by extension) one who makes anything”), {{glossary|verb}} verb Head templates: {{en-verb}} wordsmith (third-person singular simple present wordsmiths, present participle wordsmithing, simple past and past participle wordsmithed)
  1. (transitive) To skilfully compose or craft (something written). Tags: transitive Derived forms: wordsmithing [noun] Translations (to skilfully compose or craft (something written)): 巧妙地運用語言 (Chinese Mandarin), 巧妙地运用语言 (qiǎomiào de yùnyòng yǔyán) (Chinese Mandarin), sanaseppoilla (Finnish), красномовля́ти (krasnomovljáty) [imperfective] (Ukrainian), красномо́вити (krasnomóvyty) [imperfective, perfective] (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-wordsmith-en-verb-j7UsmH1e Categories (other): English endocentric compounds Disambiguation of English endocentric compounds: 43 57

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      "roman": "wénzì néngshǒu",
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      "word": "文字能手"
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      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "word": "sananiekka"
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "word": "sanailija"
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
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      "code": "fi",
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      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
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      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "belle plume"
    },
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      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "poète"
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      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "zborótvorec",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "зборо́творец"
    },
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      "code": "mk",
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      "roman": "kóvač na zbórovi",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ко́вач на збо́рови"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "word": "tohunga whakarāwai kupu"
    },
    {
      "code": "nb",
      "lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ordsmed"
    },
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      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "krasomówca"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "krasomówczyni"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "retor"
    },
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      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "máster slóva",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "ма́стер сло́ва"
    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "liróforo"
    },
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      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "word": "ordsmed"
    },
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      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "word": "ช่างพูด"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "word": "คนพูด"
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "krasnomóvecʹ",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
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      ],
      "word": "красномо́вець"
    },
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      "roman": "krasnomovčýnja",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "красномовчи́ня"
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      "code": "cy",
      "lang": "Welsh",
      "sense": "one who uses words skillfully",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "crefftwr geiriau"
    }
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  "word": "wordsmith"
}

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    "Terms with Polish translations",
    "Terms with Russian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
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          "ref": "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 2023-04-05:",
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    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to skilfully compose or craft (something written)",
      "word": "巧妙地運用語言"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "qiǎomiào de yùnyòng yǔyán",
      "sense": "to skilfully compose or craft (something written)",
      "word": "巧妙地运用语言"
    },
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      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to skilfully compose or craft (something written)",
      "word": "sanaseppoilla"
    },
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      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "krasnomovljáty",
      "sense": "to skilfully compose or craft (something written)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "красномовля́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "krasnomóvyty",
      "sense": "to skilfully compose or craft (something written)",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective",
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "красномо́вити"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wordsmith"
}

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