"phrasemaker" meaning in All languages combined

See phrasemaker on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: phrasemakers [plural]
Etymology: phrase + maker Etymology templates: {{compound|en|phrase|maker}} phrase + maker Head templates: {{en-noun}} phrasemaker (plural phrasemakers)
  1. A crafter of phrases; one who pens bombast or rhetoric.
    Sense id: en-phrasemaker-en-noun-zbZsWjd6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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