someone who uses appealing phrases, but which are more often than not meaningless
Also called: phraser, phrasemonger
phrasemaker in American English
(ˈfreizˌmeikər)
noun
1.
a person who is skilled in coining well-turned phrases; phraseologist
2.
a person who makes catchy but often meaningless or empty statements
Derived forms
phrasemaking
noun
Word origin
[1815–25; phrase + maker]This word is first recorded in the period 1815–25. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: aesthetic, aggressive, diorama, pullout, trolley
Examples of 'phrasemaker' in a sentence
phrasemaker
A skilful phrasemaker drafted that sentence, and it has a horrid brilliance.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
The rich, a happy phrasemaker once noted, are not like you and me.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He's a spellbinding phrasemaker, but loses the arc of the story amid the hypnotic vignettes.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Her research is impeccable, and although not a gifted phrasemaker, she knows how to spin a good yarn.