wordmonger
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prettygoodwordwordmonger (WURD-mong-ger) - n. a writer or speaker who uses words pretentiously or carelessly, without regard for their meaning.
Not, as you might expect, a dealer in words -- the ending -monger also has the meaning of a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way, as well as as a seller. Coined the 1580s.
---L.
Not, as you might expect, a dealer in words -- the ending -monger also has the meaning of a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way, as well as as a seller. Coined the 1580s.
---L.
