wordmonger

[ wurd-muhng-ger, -mong- ]
/ ˈwɜrdˌmʌŋ gər, -ˌmɒŋ- /

noun

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

Origin of wordmonger

First recorded in 1580–90; word + monger

OTHER WORDS FROM wordmonger

word·mon·ger·ing, noun

Words nearby wordmonger

wordbreak, worde, wordie, wording, wordless, wordmonger, wordplay, words, words fail me, words of one syllable, in, words stick in one's throat