jargonaut

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UK/ˈd͡ʒɑː(ɹ).ɡəˌnɔːt/US/ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɡəˌnɔt/cot caught merger/ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɡəˌnɑt/

noun

Someone who uses jargon, especially to an excessive degree.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

nounjargonaut (plural jargonauts)

plural jargonauts

  1. Someone who uses jargon, especially to an excessive degree.

    Only a generation ago, some academic jargonaut coined prioritize, meaning “give priority to” or “rank in order of importance,” and stiffs like me ran to the ramparts to denounce it as ugly, bureaucratic and unnecessary.

    2006 September 24, William Safire, “On Language: Pretexting”, in New York Times, retrieved 20 Nov 2012

    Synonyms: jargoneer, jargonist

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who uses jargon, especially to an excessive degree.

Origin

Cite this entry
APA

jargonaut. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jargonaut

MLA

“jargonaut.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jargonaut. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “jargonaut,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/jargonaut.

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