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phraseologist

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phra⋅se⋅ol⋅o⋅gist

  [frey-zee-ol-uh-jist]
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–noun
1. a person who treats of or is concerned with phraseology.
2. a person who affects a particular phraseology or is skilled in coining phrases.
Origin:
1705–15; phraseolog(y) + -ist
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phra·se·ol·o·gy   (frā'zē-ŏl'ə-jē)   
n.   pl. phra·se·ol·o·gies

  1. The way in which words and phrases are used in speech or writing; style.

  2. A set of expressions used by a particular person or group: nautical phraseology.

phra'se·o·log'i·cal (-ə-lŏj'ĭ-kəl) adj., phra'se·ol'o·gist n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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