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verbivore

verbivore noun: one who has an enjoyment of words and wordplay.

Noun

verbivore (plural verbivores)

  1. (humorous) One who has an enjoyment of words and wordplay.
    Synonyms:
    logophile, verbophile, word buff

Synonyms of verbivore

Forms of verbivore

pluralverbivores

Origin of verbivore

From Latin verbum (“word”) + Latin vorax, from vorō (“devour”), on the pattern of herbivore and carnivore; coined in the early 1980s by Richard Lederer.

Questions about verbivore

What does verbivore mean?
Verbivore means one who has an enjoyment of words and wordplay.
What part of speech is verbivore?
Verbivore is a noun.
What is the plural of verbivore?
The plural of verbivore is verbivores.

Words near verbivore in the dictionary

  1. verbile
  2. verbiles
  3. verbing
  4. Verbitsky
  5. verbivocovisual
  6. verbivore
  7. verbivores
  8. verbivorous
  9. verbize
  10. verbized
  11. verbizing

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