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Definition of wordsmith

wordsmith

noun

verb - transitive

  • to change the phrasing of a piece of text.
    I still think the new ad copy needs a bit of wordsmithing.

    Last edited on May 12 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 12 2011.

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