Wordster

/ˈwɜːdstə/ · noun

Meaning

One who is skilled at using words; a wordsmith..

Definitions by Sense

1. One who is skilled at using words; a wordsmith.
2. One who studies words.
3. (derogatory) One who uses words instead of actions; a hypocrite, a verbalist.

Example Sentences

The toiler toils. The wordster words. And you say all your prayers in words. Toil is always alive. But words are dead.

The style is that of the trained reporter, ready and fluent; the craft of the wordster is here seen at its best.

So long has it been since Charles Cotton was a wit and a wordster that a short biographical notice well may precede any remarks about this book.

At his command, a team of authentically be-kilted wordsters has combed the highlands and islands of Scotland to bring you this, our tribute to a very special country.

I know a lie when I hear one, even from a wordster like you.

Quite how complete or relevant all this information is to professional wordsters remains to be seen, though desktop publishers will find hyphenation rules included […]

Wordsters of etymological persuasion also hope to be sitting in the catbird seat when it comes to locating the origins of colorful phrases.

It is not easy to analyse the personality of the [London County] Council, but it is a sharply-marked personality. […] It despises the wordster and the tonguester. It is, in short, a big committee rather than a Parliament.

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