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wordmonger

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
word-mon-ger
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A writer, speechmaker, etc. who uses superficial, strange, or empty language for show, pretentiously, or carelessly, often to the point of disregard for the meaning of words.

Derogatory

Etymology

From word + monger.

Usage

Inflected Forms

wordmongers (plural)

Derived Forms

wordmongering wordmongery

Questions

What does wordmonger mean?
A writer, speechmaker, etc. who uses superficial, strange, or empty language for show, pretentiously, or carelessly, often to the point of disregard for the meaning of words.
Where does wordmonger come from?
From word + monger.

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