[1785–95; song + smith]This word is first recorded in the period 1785–95. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: commando, cyclic, guillotine, initiative, logrolling
Examples of 'songsmith' in a sentence
songsmith
Our most under-celebrated songsmith by a mile.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He has the lyricism of a songsmith and the intellectual playfulness of a clever man.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
And you sense a composer who's a songsmith to his fingertips - able to encapsulate important emotions into two-minute forms.