| periphrast |
| Definition: Someone who uses periphrasis (i.e., indirect and roundabout language). |
| Example: Richard Nixon |
| Etymology: The word derives from the Greek peri, round about + phrazein, to express. |
| Oxford English Dictionary: Its first citation is from 1879: "Edward Fitzgerald, the translator or periphrast of Omar Kayyam." (F. Harrison Choice Books (1886), pg. 57) |