phrasemonger
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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 John Morley
Alexandrine; inflation, pretension; rant, bombast, fustian, prose run mad; fine writing; sesquipedality†; Minerva press. phrasemonger; euphuist†, euphemist.
From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget
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 J. M. (James Matthew) Barrie
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 Niccolò Machiavelli
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 H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
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