wordmonger

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A writer, speechmaker, etc. who uses superficial, strange, or empty language for show, pretentiously, or carelessly, often to the point of disregard for the meaning of words.

Word forms

wordmonger wordmongers

Etymology

From word + monger.

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