Wrong word user

[fordward]

What do you call someone who uses the wrong words?
eg.Liquidiser instead of Liquidator

[mazie]

my Mother <being flippant> sorry

[beerbelly]

Stupid ??
Do you detect a theme ....?

[gen2]

It is called a malapropism after the character Mrs Malaprop who always used the wrong word.

[fordward]

Thankyou gen2
obviously the other two are quite correct as well Thankyou all

[Dustybun]

I was going to say potty (yes bb - can't help it!) but I note the question was "what do you call someone who uses" a malapropism? Is there actually a word for it? Something like "malappropriator" perhaps?

One of my favourites was the lady who told me she had bought a new fire distinguisher for her car! :o)

[B00]

Or the woman in childbirth who had to be seduced in order to speed up the delivery process.

[kayakamina]

A person using the wrong words is a malapropist.

[Dustybun]

Or the lady standing next to me in the paint department of John Lewis years ago who asked in a loud voice if they had a Durex colour chart! :o)

[Dustybun]

Thank you kk :o)

[wideboy]

That's a good one Dustybun - LOL.

[bookwormer]

A neighbour of mine some years ago said she was going to have to have an exdirectomy! (hysterectomy!)

[Dustybun]

good one bookwormer - some absolutely appalling jokes leap into the mind from that one!! lol :o)