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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

For a more extended catalogue of social and grammatical sins, the reader is referred to that excellent book The Verbalist, by Alfred Ayres, and the clever little brochure Don't.

Uniform with "The Ortho�pist" and "The Verbalist." 18mo, cloth.

Carefully revised and annotated by Alfred Ayres, Author of "The Ortho�pist," "The Verbalist," etc.

The Verbalist: A Manual devoted to Brief Discussions of the Right and the Wrong Use of Words, and to some other Matters of Interest to those who would Speak and Write with Propriety, including a Treatise on Punctuation.

Later, he read "The Dean's English," very popular at one time, Richard Grant White's "Words and Their Uses," and perhaps a little book called "The Verbalist."

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