cruciverbalist

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cruciverbalist

/ˌkɹuːsɪˈvɜːbəlɪst/ UK
/ˌkɹusəˈvɜɹbələst/ US

Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)bəlɪst

Where it comes from

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)).

noun cruciverbalists

A person who constructs or solves crosswords.

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noun person who constructs crosswords

Português	cruciverbalista
Français	verbicruciste
Italiano	cruciverbista
Ελληνικά	δημιουργός σταυρολέξων dimiourgós stavroléxon

noun person who solves crosswords

Français	cruciverbiste, œdipe

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"cruciverbalist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cruciverbalist. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

cruciverbalist. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cruciverbalist

Chicago

"cruciverbalist." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cruciverbalist.

BibTeX

@misc{cruciverbalist_2026,
  title = {cruciverbalist},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cruciverbalist},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}