phrasemonger

American  

[freyz-mong-ger, -muhng-] / ˈfreɪzˌmɒŋ gər, -ˌmʌŋ- /

noun

1. phrasemaker.

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Other Word Forms

• phrasemongering noun

Etymology

Origin of phrasemonger

First recorded in 1805–15; phrase + monger

Example Sentences

Machiavelli was no facile phrasemonger; the conditions under which he wrote obliged him to weigh every word; his themes were lofty, his substance grave, his manner nobly plain and serious.

From The Prince by Machiavelli, Niccolò

If Robespierre had been a statesman instead of a phrasemonger, he had a clear course.

From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 1 of 3) Essay 1: Robespierre by Morley, John

At one time he was a phrasemonger for politicians, especially for the Irish members, who were the only ones that paid.

From Better Dead by Barrie, J. M. (James Matthew)

Revenge is sweet, saith the phrasemonger, and to the old lady whose discipline had been flouted and whose amour propre had been rudely shaken it was very sweet indeed.

From Who Cares? a story of adolescence by Hamilton, Cosmo

Mr. Polly’s conception of his own pose and expression was rendered by that uncontrollable phrasemonger at the back as “Obsequies Deference.”

From The History of Mr. Polly by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)