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wordmonger

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word⋅mon⋅ger

  [wurd-muhng-ger, -mong-]
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–noun
a writer or speaker who uses words pretentiously or with careless disregard for meaning.
Origin:
1580–90; word + monger

Related forms:
word⋅mon⋅ger⋅ing, noun
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word·mon·ger   (wûrd'mŭng'gər, -mŏng'-)   
n.  A writer or speaker who uses language pretentiously or carelessly.
word'mon'ger·ing n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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