Wordsmith vs Writer - What's the difference?

As nouns the difference between wordsmith and writer

is that wordsmith is one who uses words skillfully while writer is a person who writes, or produces literary work.

is to apply craftsman-like skills to word use.

(en noun)

One who uses words skillfully.

She has always been known as a capable wordsmith , but in this latest novel she also shows surprising emotional depth.

(en verb)

To apply craftsman-like skills to word use.

(wikipedia writer)

(en noun)

A person who writes, or produces literary work.

Has your girlfriend written you a letter yet? She’s quite a writer !

(historical) A clerk of a certain rank in the service of the (East India Company), who, after serving a certain number of years, became a factor.

Anything that writes or produces output.

* 2001 , Cay S. Horstmann, ?Gary Cornell, Core Java 2: Fundamentals (page 715)

If the writer is set to autoflush mode, then all characters in the buffer are sent to their destination whenever println is called.

* author * See also

* copy writer * diary-writer * ghost writer * screenwriter * space writer * writer's cramp