单词 | phrasemonger |
释义 | > as lemmasphrasemonger phrasemonger n. depreciative a person given to excessive use or coining of grandiose or striking phrases. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > literature > style of language or writing > ornateness > [noun] > phrasemongery > phrase-monger phrasemonger1611 phraser1614 phrase-maker1683 phraseologist1713 phraseman1798 1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Pinsegreneur d'Amadis, a Phrasemonger..affecting speaker. 1790 Mem. Literary & Philos. Soc. Manch. 3 311 How many times must every man have heard the title of Orator given to some wretched phrase-monger, whose skill consisted only in the frequent use of a gaudy word. 1877 J. Morley Crit. Misc. 2nd Ser. 122 If Robespierre had been a statesman instead of a phrase-monger, he had a clear course. 2003 Computing (Nexis) 29 May 30 The IT industry has suffered horribly at the hands of pretentious phrasemongers. < as lemmas |
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