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phrasemaker

[ freyz-mey-ker ]

noun

  1. a person who is skilled in coining well-turned phrases; phraseologist.
  2. a person who makes catchy but often meaningless or empty statements.

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Other Words From

  • phrasemaking noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of phrasemaker1

First recorded in 1815–25; phrase + maker

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Example Sentences

And the pleasure of seeing herself as rebel and phrasemaker was no less keen than the pleasure of goodness.

Here the phrasemaker is king; as the one-eyed is king in the empire of the blind.

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