noun · verb · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Received-Pronunciation:/ˈwɜːdsmɪθ/
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General-American:/ˈwɝdˌsmɪθ/
CMU ARPABET:W ER1 D S M IH2 TH
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
noun
Meaning 1
One who uses words skilfully.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
She has always been known as a capable wordsmith, but in this latest novel she also shows surprising emotional depth.
To skilfully compose or craft (something written).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
noun
Meaning 3
a fluent and prolific writer
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: writer, author
History
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.
Across languages
Translations
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Chinese Mandarin:
文字能手
(wénzì néngshǒu)
— one who uses words skillfully
Chinese Mandarin:
段子手
(duànzishǒu)
— one who uses words skillfully
Dutch:
woordkunstenaar
— one who uses words skillfully
Finnish:
sananiekka
— one who uses words skillfully
Finnish:
sanailija
— one who uses words skillfully
Finnish:
sanaseppä
— one who uses words skillfully
Finnish:
sanaseppo
— one who uses words skillfully
Finnish:
sanataituri
— one who uses words skillfully
French:
belle plume
— one who uses words skillfully
French:
poète
— one who uses words skillfully
German:
Wortschmied
— one who uses words skillfully
Macedonian:
зборо́творец
(zborótvorec)
— one who uses words skillfully
Macedonian:
ко́вач на збо́рови
(kóvač na zbórovi)
— one who uses words skillfully
Māori:
tohunga whakarāwai kupu
— one who uses words skillfully
Norwegian Bokmål:
ordsmed
— one who uses words skillfully
Polish:
krasomówca
— one who uses words skillfully
Polish:
krasomówczyni
— one who uses words skillfully
Polish:
retor
— one who uses words skillfully
Russian:
ма́стер сло́ва
(máster slóva)
— one who uses words skillfully
Spanish:
liróforo
— one who uses words skillfully
Spanish:
pico de oro
— one who uses words skillfully
Swedish:
ordsmed
— one who uses words skillfully
Thai:
ช่างพูด
— one who uses words skillfully
Thai:
คนพูด
— one who uses words skillfully
Ukrainian:
красномо́вець
(krasnomóvecʹ)
— one who uses words skillfully
Ukrainian:
красномовчи́ня
(krasnomovčýnja)
— one who uses words skillfully
Welsh:
crefftwr geiriau
— one who uses words skillfully
Chinese Mandarin:
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)
Finnish:
sanaseppoilla
— to skilfully compose or craft (something written)
Ukrainian:
красномовля́ти
(krasnomovljáty)
— to skilfully compose or craft (something written)
Ukrainian:
красномо́вити
(krasnomóvyty)
— to skilfully compose or craft (something written)
