Meanings
plural devourers
- One who devours.
[They] have entered into the hunt with all the zeal that characterized the bookhunters, the coin collectors, the autograph devourers and the rest of that class of maniacs.
1864, Frank Leslie's Ten Cent Monthly, volumes 1-2, page 3051 more example
It is doubtful, whether we ought to ascribe any superior qualities to the more ancient Africans; for we find them represented […] as proud, lazy, deceitful, thievish, […] devourers of human flesh, and quaffers of human blood […]
1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica, page 354
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
- Middle Englishdevourere
- Englishdevourer
Inherited from Middle English devourere; equivalent to devour + -er.
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devourer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/devourer
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