euphemist
/ˈjuːfəmɪst/
noun
- A person who uses mild or indirect words or phrases instead of harsh or blunt ones.
- The politician was a skilled euphemist, always softening bad news with gentle language.
- As a euphemist, she never said someone was fired; she said they were 'pursuing other opportunities.'
- My grandmother is a natural euphemist, calling a bathroom a 'powder room' and death 'passing on.'
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