cruciverbalist
Syllables: cru·ci·verb·al·ist/ˌkɹuːsɪˈvɜːbəlɪst//ˌkɹusəˈvɜɹbələst/
cruciverbalist noun: a person who constructs or solves crosswords.
Noun
cruciverbalist (plural cruciverbalists)
- A person who constructs or solves crosswords.
cruciverbalist meaning in Tamil
cruciverbalist in Tamil
- குறுக்கெழுத்துப் போட்டி விரும்பி
Forms of cruciverbalist
| plural | cruciverbalists |
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Origin of cruciverbalist
Learned borrowing from Latin cruci- (a stem of crux (“cross”, noun); possibly from Proto-Indo-European *krewk- (“back, spine; heap; hill (?)”) or *(s)ker- (“to bend; to turn”)) + English verbalist (“one who possesses verbal or oratorical skill”), modelled after crossword (calqued in Latin as cruci- + verbum (“word”, noun)).
Words that rhyme with cruciverbalist
Questions about cruciverbalist
- What does cruciverbalist mean?
- Cruciverbalist means a person who constructs or solves crosswords.
- What is cruciverbalist in Tamil?
- Cruciverbalist in Tamil is குறுக்கெழுத்துப் போட்டி விரும்பி. See Cruciverbalist meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is cruciverbalist?
- Cruciverbalist is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cruciverbalist?
- Cruciverbalist is pronounced /ˌkɹuːsɪˈvɜːbəlɪst/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cruciverbalist?
- The plural of cruciverbalist is cruciverbalists.
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