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verbivore

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ver-bi-vore
IPA
17
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who has an enjoyment of words and wordplay.

Humorous

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

verbivores (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

verbivorous

Synonyms

logophile verbophile word buff

Questions

What does verbivore mean?
One who has an enjoyment of words and wordplay.
Where does verbivore come from?
From Latin verbum (“word”) + Latin vorax, from vorō (“devour”), on the pattern of herbivore and carnivore; coined in the early 1980s by Richard Lederer.

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