[1925–30; tune + smith]This word is first recorded in the period 1925–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: chain reaction, distinctive feature, off-line, payload, runout
Examples of 'tunesmith' in a sentence
tunesmith
He swapped drums for guitar and became the group's main tunesmith.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He was a good tunesmith.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The tunesmith himself is a pleasant but rather bland young man a little too much in love with his hums.