Phraseologist
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A writer or speaker who coins clever phrases; One who is eloquent.
"The author of Poetæ Rusticantis literatum Otium is but a mere phraseologist, the philological publisher is but a translator; but I expected better usage from Mr. Abel Roper, who is an original."
- 2 One who studies or collects phrases
"Another correspondent, who has 'completed [his] education in the language of Tully, the philosophy of Voltaire, and the amplification of Dr. Johnson, the great Lexiconian phraseologist,' aspires to become the dramatic critic of the journal alluded to, and give the following taste of his quality:"
- 3 One who specializes in phraseological details of a field.
"Two further aspects should be underlined: (a) the terminologist is generally also a 'phraseologist' and (b) the task of the terminologist is now recognised as a bona fide job within certain companies."
Example
More examples"The author of Poetæ Rusticantis literatum Otium is but a mere phraseologist, the philological publisher is but a translator; but I expected better usage from Mr. Abel Roper, who is an original."
Etymology
From phraseology + -ist.
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