phrasemonger

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noun

One who uses overelaborate or wordy phrases.

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Meanings

nounphrasemonger (plural phrasemongers)

plural phrasemongers

  1. derogatoryOne who uses overelaborate or wordy phrases.

    I was a true phrasemonger. I could not say a plain thing in a plain way. Simplicity, that one sure feature of truth, was to me sheer silliness.

    1837, Capel Lofft, Self-formation: or, The history of an individual mind, page 204
verbphrasemonger (third-person singular simple present phrasemongers, present participle phrasemongering, simple past and past participle phrasemongered)

present singular third person phrasemongers · participle present phrasemongering · participle past phrasemongered · past phrasemongered

  1. derogatoryintransitiveTo use overelaborate or wordy phrases.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
phrasemongererscribbler

Origin

From phrase + monger.

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Translations

Polish osoba używająca imponujących fraz
  • osoba używająca imponujących frazone who uses overelaborate or wordy phrases
Cite this entry
APA

phrasemonger. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrasemonger

MLA

“phrasemonger.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrasemonger. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “phrasemonger,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/phrasemonger.

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