devourer

English

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English devourere; equivalent to devour + -er.

Noun

devourer (plural devourers)

  1. One who devours.
    • 1774, Edward Long, The History of Jamaica, page 354:
      It is doubtful, whether we ought to ascribe any superior qualities to the more ancient Africans; for we find them represented [] as proud, lazy, deceitful, thievish, [] devourers of human flesh, and quaffers of human blood []
    • 1864, Frank Leslie's Ten Cent Monthly, volumes 1-2, page 305:
      [They] have entered into the hunt with all the zeal that characterized the bookhunters, the coin collectors, the autograph devourers and the rest of that class of maniacs.

Anagrams

Middle French

Verb

devourer

  1. to devour; to consume; to eat

Conjugation

  • Middle French conjugation varies from one text to another. Hence, the following conjugation should be considered as typical, not as exhaustive.

Old French

Verb

devourer

  1. Alternative form of devorer

Conjugation

This verb conjugates as a first-group verb ending in -er. This verb has a stressed present stem deveur distinct from the unstressed stem devour. Old French conjugation varies significantly by date and by region. The following conjugation should be treated as a guide.

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