jargonist

English

Etymology

jargon +‎ -ist

Noun

jargonist (plural jargonists)

1. One addicted to jargon; one who uses cant or slang.

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Synonyms

• jargonaut, jargoneer

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.
(See the entry for “jargonist”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.)