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单词 phrasemaker
释义

phrasemaker

[ freyz-mey-ker ]
/ ˈfreɪzˌmeɪ kər /

noun

a person who is skilled in coining well-turned phrases; phraseologist.
a person who makes catchy but often meaningless or empty statements.

Origin of phrasemaker

First recorded in1815–25; phrase + maker

OTHER WORDS FROM phrasemaker

phrasemaking, noun

Words nearby phrasemaker

phragmoplast, phrasal, phrasal verb, phrase, phrase book, phrasemaker, phrase marker, phrasemonger, phraseogram, phraseograph, phraseologist
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Example sentences from the Web for phrasemaker

  • And the pleasure of seeing herself as rebel and phrasemaker was no less keen than the pleasure of goodness.

    The Grey Wig: Stories and Novelettes|Israel Zangwill
  • Here the phrasemaker is king; as the one-eyed is king in the empire of the blind.

    International Weekly Miscellany, Vol. 1, No. 5, July 29, 1850|Various
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