English Explanatory Dictionary

cruciverbalist

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A person who constructs or solves crosswords.

Pronunciation

/ˌkɹuːsɪˈvɜːbəlɪst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cruciverbalist.wav /ˌkɹusəˈvɜɹbələst/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Naomi Persephone Amethyst (NaomiAmethyst)-cruciverbalist.wav

Word forms

cruciverbalist cruciverbalists

Etymology

Learned 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)).

Related words

cruciverbal cruciverbalism
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