verbalist

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ver·bal·ist

(vûr′bə-lĭst)

1. One skilled in the use of words.

2. One who favors words over ideas or substance.

ver′bal·is′tic adj.

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verbalist

(ˈvɜːbəlɪst)

1. a person who deals with words alone, rather than facts, ideas, feeling, etc

2. a person skilled in the use of words

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ver•bal•ist

(ˈvɜr bə lɪst)

n.

1. a person skilled in the use of words.

2. a person who is more concerned with words than with ideas or facts.

[1600–10]

ver`bal•is′tic, adj.

Translations

βερμπαλιστής

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