jargonautとは 意味・読み方・使い方

発音

• (英国発音) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑː(ɹ).ɡəˌnɔːt/
• (General American) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɡəˌnɔt/
• (cot–caught merger) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɑɹ.ɡəˌnɑt/

名詞

jargonaut (plural jargonauts)

1. Someone who uses jargon, especially to an excessive degree.
   • 2006 September 24, William Safire, “On Language: Pretexting”, in New York Times, retrieved 20 November 2012:

     Only a generation ago, some academic jargonaut coined prioritize, meaning “give priority to” or “rank in order of importance,” and stiffs like me ran to the ramparts to denounce it as ugly, bureaucratic and unnecessary.

同意語

• jargoneer
• jargonist