verbivore

== English == === Etymology === From Latin verbum (“word”) +‎ Latin vorax, from vorō (“devour”), on the pattern of herbivore and carnivore; coined in the early 1980s by Richard Lederer. === Pronunciation === === Noun === verbivore (plural verbivores) (humorous) One who has an enjoyment of words and wordplay. ==== Quotations ==== For quotations using this term, see Citations:verbivore. ==== Synonyms ==== logophile verbophile word buff ==== Related terms ==== verbivorous