jargonist

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noun

Someone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang.

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jargonautjargoneerjargoner
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Meanings

nounjargonist (plural jargonists)

plural jargonists

  1. Someone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang.

    Nothing in the language of those jargonists at whom Mr . Gosport laughed, nothing in the language of Sir Sedley Clarendel, approaches this new Euphuism

    1843, Thomas Babington Macaulay, “Madame D'Arblay”, in Edinburgh Review

    Synonyms: jargonaut, jargoneer, jargoner

Synonyms & antonyms

nounSomeone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang.

Similar
jargonautjargoneerjargoner
Also see
jargonautjargoneerjargoner

Origin

From jargon + -ist.

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Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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