wondersmith

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

wonder +‎ smith

Noun[edit]

wondersmith (plural wondersmiths)

  1. A creator of wonderful things.
    • 2013, Dan Yashinsky, Swimming with Chaucer, page 140:
      And now you know you're not alone, because you're part of an international renaissance, part of the noble company of yarnspinners and wondersmiths.
    • 2015, Louis Bertrand, Saint Augustin: Top Biography Collections:
      And there is what the highest pagan wisdom ended in— yes, in calling up spirits, and the shady operations of wizards and wonder-smiths.
    • 2016, Christopher Stasheff, A Wizard in Midgard:
      The dwarves were supposed to be wondersmiths, hammering out marvelous things in their caverns—and the giants built huge stone castles.