phrasemonger
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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
How about chump chops?” said the phrasemonger with an air of inspiration.
From The History of Mr. Polly by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)
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)
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 Roget, Peter Mark
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