wordmonger

American  

[wurd-mong-ger, -muhng-] / ˈwɜrdˌmɒŋ gər, -ˌmʌŋ- /

noun

1. a writer or speaker who uses words pretentiously or with careless disregard for meaning.

   We can't imagine a world without wordmongers who write worthless warranties and politicians who separate promise and performance.

2. a writer or speaker who uses words and language skillfully.

   The cogs of language might be oiled by wordmongers in order to rescue them from neglect, even to retune and neologize, but ultimately no one can claim copyright of the common tongue.

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Other Word Forms

• wordmongering noun

Etymology

Origin of wordmonger

First recorded in 1580–90; word + monger

Example Sentences

The most unlettered Belgian soldier, fighting for a truth that is at the very heart and depth of all things true, puts the mere wordmonger to shame.

From New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index by Various