wordsmith
noun
word·smith
ˈwərd-ˌsmith 
: a person who works with words
especially
: a skillful writer
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Such a wordsmith who doesn’t need pollsters and focus groups to tell him what to say is priceless.
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Since unloading his fourth major-label outing, Encore, in 2004, the Detroit wordsmith has prioritized verbal aerobics over rhyme economy, and what were once incisive and justifiably defiant stanzas morphed into needless calisthenics, as genuine wit decayed into rote shock-value talking points.
—Peter A. Berry, SPIN, 25 July 2024
Like Grant, Bagehot was a vivid wordsmith and a cult figure.
—Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Instead, Bates became a wordsmith, taking jobs as a legal secretary and court transcriptionist before opening a business service of her own.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2024
Since unloading his fourth major-label outing, Encore, in 2004, the Detroit wordsmith has prioritized verbal aerobics over rhyme economy, and what were once incisive and justifiably defiant stanzas morphed into needless calisthenics, as genuine wit decayed into rote shock-value talking points.
—Peter A. Berry, SPIN, 25 July 2024
Like Grant, Bagehot was a vivid wordsmith and a cult figure.
—Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 11 June 2019
Instead, Bates became a wordsmith, taking jobs as a legal secretary and court transcriptionist before opening a business service of her own.
—Mike Klingaman, Baltimore Sun, 25 June 2024
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