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word-mincer

word-mincer noun: someone who minces words.

Noun

word-mincer (plural word-mincers)

  1. Someone who minces words.
    • Life is too short to listen to word-mincers; they are simply philosophical gymnasts who might as easily disprove what they prove while using the same methods of argumentation.1921, Walter Winston Kenilworth, Practical Occultism

Forms of word-mincer

pluralword-mincers

Questions about word-mincer

What does word-mincer mean?
Word-mincer means someone who minces words.
What part of speech is word-mincer?
Word-mincer is a noun.
What is the plural of word-mincer?
The plural of word-mincer is word-mincers.

Words near word-mincer in the dictionary

  1. word-initial
  2. word-list
  3. word-lists
  4. word-lover
  5. word-lovers
  6. word-mincer
  7. word-mincers
  8. word-of-mouth
  9. word-painting
  10. word-perfect
  11. word-picture

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