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jargonist

jargonist noun: someone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang.

Noun

jargonist (plural jargonists)

  1. Someone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
    • Nothing in the language of those jargonists at whom Mr . Gosport laughed, nothing in the language of Sir Sedley Clarendel, approaches this new Euphuism1843, Thomas Babington Macaulay, “Madame D'Arblay”, in Edinburgh Review

Synonyms of jargonist

Forms of jargonist

pluraljargonists

Origin of jargonist

From jargon + -ist.

Words formed from jargonist

Questions about jargonist

What does jargonist mean?
Jargonist means someone who overuses jargon; one who uses cant or slang.
What part of speech is jargonist?
Jargonist is a noun.
What is the plural of jargonist?
The plural of jargonist is jargonists.

Words near jargonist in the dictionary

  1. jargonise
  2. jargonised
  3. jargonises
  4. jargonish
  5. jargonising
  6. jargonist
  7. jargonistic
  8. jargonists
  9. jargonitis
  10. jargonium
  11. jargonization

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