phrasemonger

English

Etymology

From 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

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.