phrasemaker

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noun (1)

phrase·​mak·​er ˈfrāz-ˌmā-kər 

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: one who coins impressive phrases

2

: one given to making fine-sounding but often hollow and meaningless phrases

phrasemaking

ˈfrāz-ˌmā-kiŋ 

noun

phrasemaking

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noun (2)

: the art or practice of making vivid striking phrases

lavishes his own power of phrasemaking alike on king, abbot … and mendicants

—Irish Statesman

Examples of phrasemaker in a Sentence

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Noun

Editors could stop soliciting age-war articles by second-rate phrasemakers. — BostonGlobe.com, 12 Oct. 2019

Word History

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1683, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for phrasemaker

• automaker
• boilermaker
• cabinetmaker
• coffeemaker
• troublemaker
• undertaker
• blackacre
• caretaker
• clockmaker
• dressmaker
• filmmaker
• homemaker