phrasemonger

English

Etymology

phrase +‎ monger

Noun

phrasemonger (plural phrasemongers)

1. (derogatory) One who uses overelaborate or wordy phrases.
   • 1837, Capel Lofft, Self-formation: or, The history of an individual mind, page 204:

     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.

Translations

one who uses overelaborate or wordy phrases

• Macedonian: фра́зер m (frázer)

Verb

phrasemonger (third-person singular simple present phrasemongers, present participle phrasemongering, simple past and past participle phrasemongered)

1. (derogatory, intransitive) To use overelaborate or wordy phrases.