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phrasemonger

[ freyz-muhng-ger, -mong- ]

/ ˈfreɪzˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ- /

noun

phrasemaker(def 2).

Origin of phrasemonger

First recorded in 1805–15; phrase + monger

OTHER WORDS FROM phrasemonger

phrase·mon·ger·ing, noun

Words nearby phrasemonger

phrase structure, phrase structure tree, phrase-structure grammar, phrase-structure rule, phrasemaker, phrasemonger, phraseogram, phraseograph, phraseologist, phraseology, phrasing

Example sentences from the Web for phrasemonger

If Robespierre had been a statesman instead of a phrasemonger, he had a clear course.

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