noun
- People who use or specialize in jargon; those who speak or write in specialized or technical language, especially excessively or obscurely.
Usage: Plural form of jargonist.; Often used critically to describe speakers who use unnecessarily complex or exclusive terminology.
Examples
- The software engineers were jargonists who made it difficult for non-technical team members to understand their proposals.
- Medical jargonists sometimes forget that patients need explanations in plain language.
- Critics accused the academic jargonists of using complex terminology to hide weak arguments.
- The legal jargonists in the firm communicated so obscurely that even other lawyers struggled to follow them.
- Some jargonists in the finance industry deliberately use complicated language to maintain their professional mystique.