Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A writer or speaker who uses language pretentiously or carelessly.
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- noun sometimes derogatory A dealer in
words ; awriter ,speechmaker , etc.
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- noun a writer who uses language carelessly or pretentiously with little regard for meaning
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Examples
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Belgian soldier, fighting for a truth that is at the very heart and depth of all things true, puts the mere wordmonger to shame.
New York Times, Current History, Vol 1, Issue 1 From the Beginning to March, 1915 With Index Various
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That a man of More's massive learning, noble eloquence, and divine genius should need the testimony of a mere elegant wordmonger like Blair, seems ludicrous enough; and Addison himself, except in wit and humour, was not worthy to have untied the shoelatchets of the old Platonist.
Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Volume 2 George Gilfillan 1845
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That a man of More's massive learning, noble eloquence, and divine genius should need the testimony of a mere elegant wordmonger like Blair, seems ludicrous enough; and Addison himself, except in wit and humour, was not worthy to have untied the shoelatchets of the old Platonist.
Specimens with Memoirs of the Less-known British Poets, Complete George Gilfillan 1845
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Fred: For a wordmonger, you don’t have a very good command of words.
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mollusque commented on the word wordmonger
Words for sale! Hot off the griddle!
May 17, 2008
oroboros commented on the word wordmonger
Monger words.
June 2, 2008