verbivore

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noun

One who has an enjoyment of words and wordplay.

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logophileverbophileword buff
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Meanings

nounverbivore (plural verbivores)

plural verbivores

  1. humorousOne who has an enjoyment of words and wordplay.

    Synonyms: logophile, verbophile, word buff

Synonyms & antonyms

nounOne who has an enjoyment of words and wordplay.

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logophileverbophileword buff

Origin

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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Cite this entry
APA

verbivore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verbivore

MLA

“verbivore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verbivore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “verbivore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/verbivore.

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