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verbalist

[ vur-buh-list ]

noun

  1. a person skilled in the use of words.
  2. a person who is more concerned with words than with ideas or reality.

verbalist

/ ˈvɜːbəlɪst /

noun

  1. a person who deals with words alone, rather than facts, ideas, feeling, etc
  2. a person skilled in the use of words
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Words From

  • verbal·istic adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of verbalist1

First recorded in 1600–10; verbal + -ist
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Example Sentences

Three days agone I would have tilted at it once more with all the untutored zeal of a verbalist.

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