phrasemonger
Americannoun
Other Word Forms
- phrasemongering noun
Etymology
Origin of phrasemonger
Example Sentences
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The Dark Rose of Ireland and the White Rose of Devon, a noted Society phrasemonger had dubbed them, seeing them together on the lawn one Ascot Cup Day, their light draperies and delicate ribbons whip-whipping in the pleasant June breeze, ivory-skinned, jetty-locked Celtic beauty and blue-eyed, flaxen-locked Saxon fairness in charming, confidential juxtaposition under one lace sunshade, lined with what has been the last new fashionable colour under twenty names, since then; only that year they called it Rose fané.
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At one time he was a phrasemonger for politicians, especially for the Irish members, who were the only ones that paid.
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If Robespierre had been a statesman instead of a phrasemonger, he had a clear course.
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Mr. Polly’s conception of his own pose and expression was rendered by that uncontrollable phrasemonger at the back as “Obsequies Deference.”
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How about chump chops?” said the phrasemonger with an air of inspiration.
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