Jawsmith

noun, slang

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An orator, especially a demagogue. US, slang

    "[Phil LaGassly] had a knack for winning over tough audiences, throwing in little asides and an unscripted joke or two as he went along. […] Andy [LaGassly's speechwriter] would sprinkle in a fair amount of substance here and there, wherever he could, always making sure he came up with a few catchy phrases that were conducive to huzzah; and LaGassly could be counted on to deliver them in exactly the right way. It had been quite an act–the jawsmith and the wordsmith […]"

  2. 2
    A union organizer; later especially of the International Workers of the World. US, slang

    "One professional jaw-smith, who came as the self-appointed messenger of American labor wanted a Chinese-wall tariff, and subsidized ships to carry cargoes one way and ballast the other."

Etymology

From jaw + smith.

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