devourer
Americannoun
plural
devourersExample Sentences
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If the "bone devourer" is missing, the chain reaction can affect many other species.
From Science Daily • Dec. 28, 2025
In Egyptian mythology, Ammit, or Ammut, is described as a monstrous deity and the devourer of hearts and the dead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 2022
The devourer of young adult and coming-of-age novels wanted more than her group’s sporadic get-togethers could deliver.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 11, 2018
For Haspel, an Anglophile and devourer of British mystery series, the posting was particularly satisfying, those who know her said.
From Washington Post • May 7, 2018
“Do I surprise you, Amelia? Betsy, in public the devourer of novels, in secret a woman of great ambition?”
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
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