Cruciverbalist Definition

kro͝osə-vûrbə-lĭst
noun
A constructor of crosswords.
American Heritage
An enthusiast of word games, especially of crosswords.
American Heritage

Other Word Forms of Cruciverbalist

Noun

Singular:
cruciverbalist
Plural:
cruciverbalists

Origin of Cruciverbalist

  • cruci- (“cross") +"Ž verbal (“words") +"Ž -ist (“agent, person"), from Latin roots crux (“cross") and verbum (“word").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Latin crux cruc- cross Latin verbum word (translation of English crossword)

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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Words Starting With

CCRCRU

Words Ending With

TSTIST

Unscrambles

cruciverbalist

Words Starting With C and Ending With T

Starts With C & Ends With TStarts With CR & Ends With TStarts With C & Ends With ST

Word Length

14 Letter Words14 Letter Words Starting With C14 Letter Words Ending With T