cruciverbalist
cru·ci·verb·al·ist
cruciverbalist · cruciverbalists
A person who constructs or solves crosswordsA person who constructs or solves crosswords.
UK/ˌkɹuːsɪˈvɜːbəlɪst/US/ˌkɹusəˈvɜɹbələst/
Meaning
1 sensesA person who constructs or solves crosswords.
Translations
3 languagesOrigin
Learned borrowing from Latin cruci- (a stem of crux (“cross”, noun); possibly from Proto-ILearned borrowing from Latin cruci- (a stem of crux (“cross”, noun); possibly from Proto-Indo-European *krewk- (“back, spine; heap; hill (?)”) or *(s)ker- (“to bend; to turn”)) + English verbalist (“one who possesses verbal or oratorical skill”), modelled after crossword (calqued in Latin as cruci- + verbum (“word”, noun)).
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Forms
plural: cruciverbalists| Singular | cruciverbalist |
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