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phrasemongers

phrasemongers is the plural of phrasemonger.

Meaning of phrasemonger

Noun

phrasemonger (plural phrasemongers)

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

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Questions about phrasemongers

What is phrasemongers the plural of?
Phrasemongers is the plural of phrasemonger.

Words near phrasemongers in the dictionary

  1. phrasemonger
  2. phrasemongered
  3. phrasemongerer
  4. phrasemongerers
  5. phrasemongering
  6. phrasemongers
  7. phrasemongery
  8. phraseogram
  9. phraseograms
  10. phraseograph
  11. phraseographic

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