Devourer
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Devourer is a noun meaning One who devours.
Meaning
One who devours.
Example Sentences
[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.
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 […]
Word Forms
- devourers
Synonyms for devourer
Depending on context, synonyms include feeder, eater.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include eater, feeder, ravager, consumer, gourmandizer, ingestor.
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