wordmonger
/ˈwɜrdˌmʌŋɡər/
noun
- A person who uses words in a showy or excessive way, often to impress or deceive; a writer or speaker who is overly concerned with style rather than substance.
- Don't be a wordmonger; just say what you mean clearly.
- Some critics called the author a wordmonger, more interested in fancy language than telling a good story.
- The politician was dismissed as a mere wordmonger who offered no real solutions.
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