Word Grubbers
“Verbal critics, and also persons who use hard words in common discourse.”
Regency Word Wednesday
Word Grubbers
“Verbal critics, and also persons who use hard words in common discourse.”
“Verbal critics, and also persons who use hard words in common discourse.”
Cora Lee, Regency Romance Author 
I have never heard this phrase before but it is very expressive.
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Teachers have a similar expression for students who whine, wheedle, argue, and beg for points (grade grubbers), but I’ve never come across word grubbers before either!
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